Hydrophobic Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Surfaces and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 1980
Special Issue Editors
Interests: separation membranes and processes; preparation and modification of hydrophobic membrane; nanofiltration & ultrafiltration membranes
Interests: membrane processes; water treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The selective transfer of volatile components in mixed matrices makes hydrophobic membranes preferable in gas separation, transmembrane chemical absorption, pervaporation, membrane distillation, and other applications. However, the fouling issues and trade-off effect between selectivity and permeability are inevitable for hydrophobic membranes, same to the other membrane types. Moreover, wetting of hydrophobic membranes and the induced doubt on process endurance/efficiency/technology readiness level are all barriers against its further development. Consequently, there exists a great gap between laboratory research and industrial applications for hydrophobic membranes, which requires numerous effort to critically discuss the current status and further potentials for hydrophobic membrane.
This Special Issue aims to collect the recent contribution, state-of-the-art progress, and novel perspective about hydrophobic membranes. Researches on materials and process of hydrophobic membrane, modelling related to separation/transfer mechanism, operating parameters/systematic performance prediction/module and accessories for hydrophobic membrane application, as well as effective strategy of anti-fouling/wetting are all encouraged, which are within the journal scope.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Tailored hydrophobic membrane materials (organic/inorganic/mixed …)
- New hydrophobic membrane fabrication methods
- Tailored module and up-scaled performance
- Separation and/or transfer mechanism (mass/heat …)
- Fouling/wetting issues in various circumstances (phenomenon/characterization/mechanism …)
- Promising strategies against membrane fouling/wetting
- Hydrophobic membrane applications toward carbon emission mitigation
- Processes and applications in desalination/resource recovery/water purification …
Dr. Chunrui Wu
Dr. Le Han
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- hydrophobic membranes
- membrane materials
- fouling
- wetting
- applications
