Polymer Membranes: Towards a Circular Economy from Synthesis and Fabrication to Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Membranes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 685
Special Issue Editor
Interests: membrane scale up; membrane fabrication; filtration membranes; fuel cell membranes; graphene oxide membranes; membrane characterization; wetting properties; rheological properties; packaging and barrier films
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Globally, polymer membranes play a vital role in important application areas such as separations, filtration, and energy, among others, due their inherent properties and low cost. However, from raw material development to devices, understanding and minimizing the environmental, economic, and societal impacts over the lifecycle of polymeric materials have increasingly become more and more important, due to governmental regulations and legislation, which directly affect the science, engineering, and technology associated with membrane development. There is a hierarchy when considering waste production (toxic or non-toxic) during the development of membranes: prevention, reuse, upcycling, recycling, and disposal. Fundamental scientific and engineering understandings and innovative solutions are needed to overcome key challenges as we shift toward a circular economy, while maintaining performance metrics that are integral to membrane technologies and systems. This Special Issue is targeted toward academics, researchers, and other professionals interested in studies that guide us toward a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable future across the lifecycle of membranes, by analyzing the materials and process by which membranes are synthesized, fabrication processes across scales and/or the associated waste streams, the lifecycle, recyclability, upcyclability, and disposal of membranes or systems and devices that utilize membranes over a broad spectrum of applications. Papers and reviews are invited on themes including but not limited to:
- Green solvents
- Green membrane processing
- Scaled manufacturing
- Lifecycle analysis
- Innovative upcycling and recycling applications
- Economic, societal, and/or environmental impact and analysis
Dr. Tequila Harris
Guest Editor
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