Membranes for Resource Recovery in Bioelectrochemical Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are versatile technologies that are emerging as candidates for the recovery of multiple resources from wastes and wastewaters and that reveal a key role in biorefinery processes and circular economy. BESs can recover high value-added products, nutrients, biofuels, energy, or water, generally using a membrane to separate the anode and cathode chamber. Membranes are essential for improving microbial metabolism on the anode and the recovery of products on the cathode. The development of multi-chamber BES with the combination of different types of membranes expands the number of possible applications for resource recovery.

This Special Issue on “Membranes for Resource Recovery in Bioelectrochemical Systems” seeks contributions to assess the state-of-the-art and future developments in the field of membranes application in bioelectrochemical systems for energy and products recovery from wastewaters, such as bipolar, proton, ion or non-ion-exchange membranes or their combination with hydrophobic membranes for gas transference.

In this Special Issue, research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• Nutrient recovery;
• Energy harvesting;
• Biofuels production from wastes;
• Bioelectrochemical systems combined with other technologies;
• Water desalination;
• Biogas upgrading;
• Low-cost membranes development;
• Upscaling. 

Authors are invited to submit their latest results; both original research articles and reviews are welcomed.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. August Bonmatí
Dr. Miriam Cerrillo
Guest Editors

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