Enhancing Separation Performance of Mixed Matrix Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 August 2022) | Viewed by 3587
Special Issue Editor
Interests: membrane technology; mixed matrix membranes; polymer membranes; thin films; metal organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks; synthesis and characterization; CO2 capture; energy efficiency; renewable energy; gas separation; nanofiltration; pervaporation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last century, energy consumption (mainly from fossil fuels) has experienced a rise 20 times greater than the growth of the world’s population. It is estimated that energy demand will grow 30% by 2040, moving away from complying with the Paris Agreement.
Many international organizations agree that the atmospheric CO2 is reaching very high levels; reducing these emissions to fight climate change is a matter of urgency. To accomplish this, a combination of solutions dealing with the technological development of CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is required. Membrane technology, which has seen an extensive level of research and development, plays an important role in this. Even though polymeric membranes have been commercialized, there are certain limitations restricting their cost-effective implementation, with the research advances of hybrid membranes or mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) gaining special attention in the field of membrane technology.
This Special Issue of Membranes aims to provide an overview of the latest challenges in the MMM embedding of novel functional porous materials such as zeolites, graphene derivatives, MOF, COF, etc.. It could be possible to control membranes’ surface chemistry and textural properties to improve their separation ability while maintaining a good polymer integration. This issue covers the latest advances in MMM technology in academia, aiming at their large-scale industrial implementation. Some of the topics discussed include strategies to improve filler–polymer compatibility, dense flat-sheet or supported hollow fiber membrane configurations with special inputs in the preparation of thin-film composites, and the separation of mixtures under realistic industrial conditions (feed composition, pressure, temperature, etc.). Applications are focused on pre- and post-combustion CO2 capture but are not limited to other gas- (hydrogen purification, the separation of volatile organic compounds, hydrocarbon separations, etc.) or liquid-phase separations (pervaporation, organic solvent nanofiltration, etc.). Both original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Beatriz Zornoza
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mixed-matrix membranes
- membrane characterization
- membrane fabrication
- advanced nanostructured materials
- filler-polymer compatibility
- flat-sheet membrane
- hollow-fiber membrane
- thin-film composite
- gas separation
- CO2 capture
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