Recent Advances in Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Nations across the globe have sought to develop environmental-friendly and sustainable economies through scientific and technological innovations. To move to a green economy, innovations in sustainable water management are vital, considering water is intricately linked to other essential resources while contributing to biodiversity. However, water shortage is becoming worse over time due to the short supply and the rapid increase in demand for clean water caused by the unprecedented climate change and an exploding population. As a result, clean water supply has come to the fore as a major issue. To address these issues, many researchers have made enormous efforts to develop novel membranes and membrane processes for water treatment.

This Special Issue aims to share recent advances in membrane materials and membrane processes for water and wastewater treatment. The topics include but are not limited to membrane fabrications using novel materials (e.g., mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs), metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and nanofibers) and innovations in the existing membrane processes related to reverse and forward osmosis (RO and FO), pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO), membrane distillation (MD), wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactors (MBRs), biogas recovery using membrane contactors, and membrane capacitive deionization. All interested authors are invited to submit their original research papers, review papers, and perspectives on the topics.

Prof. Dr. Jaewoo Lee
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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