Hollow Fiber Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: Fundamentals, State-of-the-Art, and Recent Advancements

Dear Colleagues,

Gas separation by means of hollow fibre membranes (HFMs) is becoming increasingly important for many industrial gas separation processes. HFMs play a key role in gas separation due to their compact modular design, relatively low energy consumption, high process efficiency, high packing density, and small footprint. The increased demand for gas separation processes requires the development of innovative and novel hollow fibre materials that can ensure long-term durability and good resistance under operating conditions, maximizing the efficiency of the separation processes. The efforts of research in this field must be focused on advanced HFM preparation methods, efficient module production, process design and construction, and advancing the understanding of membrane properties from atomic scales to the process level, with the aim to obtain successful practical solutions that are even suitable for large-scale industrial separation processes.

This Special Issue of Membranes aims to provide an overview of the state of the art and the challenges in the preparation, characterization, and modelling of advanced of HFMs. This Special Issue is proposed as a collection of articles that focus on HFM materials, their preparation, structure and morphology, properties, and performance from theoretical, experimental, and industrial points of view.

Dr. Elisa Esposito
Dr. Johannes Carolus (John) Jansen
Dr. Carmen Rizzuto
Dr. Mariagiulia Longo
Guest Editors

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