Electro-Driven Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 10417
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ionic control of quantum mechanical theory development in membrane fabrication for target-ion selectivity; electro-driven membranes and related processes for target-ion selectivity, extraction, capture or recovery; Kevlar amide nanofiber-based membranes and related technologies; lithium extraction, recovery, or capture; heavy metal ions (e.g., Ni2+, Co2+, Mn2+) selectivity or removal; nutrient ions (e.g., NH4+, PO43-) recovery; fluoride removal or capture; proton exchange membranes for fuel cells; microporous polymer membranes; 2D membrane materials design and preparation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electro-driven membranes are a remarkable class of separation materials that, when used under an electrical field, facilitate selective ion transport. The development of ionic transfer materials in electro-driven membranes with ion separation for ion resource recovery/extraction and environment-related applications has recently attracted a huge surge of interest in material science and engineering disciplines. Traditional electro-driven membranes mainly include ion exchange membranes, which have a dense membrane structure and are used in electrodialysis. Electro-driven membranes have been advanced significantly over the past few decades with the development of porous materials, including the synthesis and integration of many novel polymers, nanofibers, 2D materials, MOFs, COFs, etc., and their application in ion selectivity under electrical field. Simulations, calculations or models of these membranes’ fabrication or related processes can be used to further understand these membranes.
This Special Issue of Membranes, entitled “Electro-driven membranes”, seeks to include, but is not limited to, recent progress in electro-driven membranes (as well as membrane fabrication, characterization, novel design principles and theoretical simulations) and related applications. State-of-the-art and critical reviews and analyses are welcome.
Dr. Yan Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ion exchange membranes
- bipolar membranes
- electro-driven MOF-based membranes
- electro-driven COF-based membranes
- electro-driven 2D-based membranes
- electrodialysis
- membrane capacitance deionization
- ion selectivity
- desalination
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