Advanced Membranes for Carbon Capture 2021

Dear Colleagues, 

We cordially invite you to submit your research work or review article to this Special Issue entitled “Advanced membranes for carbon capture 2021.” Climate change caused by anthropogenic CO₂ emission is a global challenge we are facing. The combustion of fossil fuels produces enormous amounts of CO₂ in the flue gas being released into the atmosphere. To mitigate the CO₂ emissions, the CO₂ must be captured for utilization or sequestration. Membrane-based separation offers an effective approach for CO₂ capture (carbon capture) due to their high energy efficiency, small footprint, and simplicity of operation and maintenance. However, advanced membrane materials and process designs are needed to achieve superior CO₂ separation performance and reduce the cost of carbon capture.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish recent advances in materials and processes (emerging or with a high Technology Readiness Level (TRL)) for membrane-based carbon capture. The topics of interests include, but not limited to, novel membrane materials (polymers, ceramics, metallics, metal-organic frameworks, 2-D materials, and mixed matrix materials) for various capture schemes (such as post-combustion capture, pre-combustion capture, carbon capture from industrial sources, direct air capture, etc.), emerging processes or hybrid processes based on membranes, techno-economic analysis, preparation and characterization of thin-film composite membranes or hollow fiber membranes, etc.

We are looking forward to receiving your outstanding work for this Special Issue.

Dr. Liang Huang
Prof. Dr. Haiqing Lin
Dr. Naiying Du
Prof. Dr. Theodore T. Tsotsis
Dr. Thijs A. Peters
Guest Editors

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