Polymeric Membranes as Promising Pathways to Low-Carbon Future
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Membranes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 3581
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membranes; polymers; water treatment; carbon capture; reverse osmosis; micro-, ultra-, and nanofiltration; pressure retarded osmosis
Interests: membranes; nanomaterials; polymers; separation processes; water treatment; surface functionalization; microfiltration and nanofiltration; reverse osmosis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric membranes have played an integral role in addressing some of the most challenging environmental problems such as water treatment, gas separations, carbon capture, and energy harvesting. The role of polymeric membranes is increasingly significant and essential in further alleviating or eliminating emerging and persistent problems such as energy conservation, green energy production or global warming. Some critical examples include: (1) polymeric membranes and the variations therefrom, which facilitate CO2 separation at high permeance and high selectivity; (2) osmotic (blue or green) energy harvesting though pressure-retarded osmosis processes, (3) proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications or green hydrogen production, and (4) anion exchange membranes for green hydrogen production through electrolysis, to name a few. The current Special Issue, entitled “Polymeric Membranes as the Promising Pathways to Low-Carbon Future” will strive to highlight the latest developments in the field of polymeric membranes with deeper insights into materials, processes, and applications, specifically related to areas such as low energy consumption in membrane processes (including RO), energy harvesting, carbon emission reduction, and green energy production.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your manuscript to this Special Issue of the Membranes journal. We seek to publish original research work in areas of polymeric membrane application in the form of full papers, while critical reviews of the state of the art or communications/letters will also be considered contingent upon the significance of the content and preapproval from the editor of the Special Issue.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Membranes for gas separations (carbon capture, etc.);
- Membranes for osmotic energy harvesting (PRO, RED, etc.);
- Anion exchange membranes for green hydrogen production;
- Proton exchange membranes for fuel cells or green hydrogen production;
- Membranes for low energy consumption in desalination.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Chakravarthy Gudipati
Dr. Sebastian Hernandez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Low energy desalination
- Pressure retarded Osmosis
- Carbon Capture
- Green hydrogen
- Electrolysis
- Reverse Electrodialysis
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