Membrane Technology for Environmental Applications

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, water and air pollution is becoming a serious problem as large amounts of wastewater and waste gases are discharged into the natural environment. In order to protect the environment, it is necessary to purify and treat wastewater and waste gases with highly efficient environmental technology. Membrane technologies are a core technology for separating material mixtures, such as wastewater, saltwater and waste gases, and offer significant advantages over other technologies. Membrane technologies offer high-efficiency separation, simple equipment, energy savings and normal temperature operation, without secondary pollution. Membrane technologies can also minimize the use of treatment chemicals, the production of residuals and energy consumption.

This Special Issue will showcase novel and emerging research in the field of membrane technologies for environmental applications, such as in water treatment and waste gas treatment. The aim is to present novel knowledge on membrane usage in environmental engineering, and to explain the mechanisms and applications in a variety of processes to solve the environmental issues. 

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Membrane technologies for drinking water treatment;
• Membrane technologies for wastewater treatment;
• Membrane technologies for industrial wastewater treatment;
• Membrane technologies for water reclamation and reuse;
• Membrane technologies for desalination;
• Membrane technologies for emerging contaminant treatment;
• Membrane technologies for waste gas treatment;
• Membrane fouling control strategies and technology;
• Intelligent control strategies of membrane technologies for environmental applications;
• Life cycle assessment of membrane technologies for environmental applications.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Hongcheng Wang
Prof. Dr. Zhao-Bo Chen
Guest Editors

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