Transport Processes in Membranes: From Theory and Modeling to Industrial and Technological Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Membranes have been widely used in fluid–fluid and fluid–solid separation processes in different fields (chemistry, physics, engineering, and medical sciences) depending on the nature/structure (ceramic or polymeric) and potential characteristics for industrial applications (microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis) in, but are not limited to, water treatment, environment cleaning, energy storage and demand, and food, textile, and pharmaceutical processing. The separation processes of membranes involve many physical and chemical phenomena, such as heat and mass transfer, fluid flow, concentration polarization, fouling, and related phenomena. Therefore, it is important to understand the factors that affect the transport phenomena involved in the process separation of membranes. The aim is to maximize the selectivity performance (separation efficiency) for a specific treatment in terms of material, design, energy, cost, and regulations.

This Special Issue entitled “Transport Processes in Membranes: From Theory and Modeling to Industrial and Technological Applications” will present theoretical and experimental studies related to heat and mass transfer and fluid flow during the process of separation by membranes. The idea is to stimulate advanced research and emerging trends in this important topic.

As Guest Editors, we encourage authors to publish/submit their innovative experimental and theoretical/computational research as well as review papers related to membrane separation processes, with particular reference to transport processes, to this Special Issue. However, manuscripts with different focus, but related to separation processes in membranes, are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima
Dr. João M. P. Q. Delgado
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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