Membranes in Pervaporation and Gas Separation Process

Dear Colleagues, 

Membrane technology has been solving the problem in wastewater treatment, solvent recovery, and gas effluent for most of the industrial sector. With zero-waste as the goal of designing an industrial process, it is important to implement recycling, reusing, and recovery of the compounds in the overall procedure. Pervaporation (PV) and gas separation using membranes has been proven as one of the most economical separation processes as it offers a lower footprint; simplicity and flexibility to construct; and less energy consumption. Upgrading the current membrane materials for PV and gas separation to support the world industrialization has been the key to obtain a sustainability unit operation. New materials are also explored as an alternative solution in attaining sustainable and efficient separation process.

We are pleased to invite you to submit your latest discovery or review in the Special Issue on “Membranes in Pervaporation and Gas Separation Process” in the journal Membranes, focusing on current state-of-the-art in the field of PV and gas separation membrane materials, as well as its application in various solvent recovery, desalination, and gas separation.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: characterization of pervaporation or gas separation membranes; pervaporation desalination; hybrid materials for pervaporation or gas separation; polymeric materials for pervaporation or gas separation; inorganic materials for pervaporation or gas separation; bio-inspired materials for pervaporation or gas separation; solvent recovery using pervaporation; and transport mechanism of pervaporation or gas separation membranes. 

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Shu-Hsien Huang
Prof. Dr. Kueir-Rarn Lee
Dr. Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang
Guest Editors

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