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Recent Advances in Fluorine-Free Membranes

edited by Tamas Nemeth, Patrick Fortin and

Annarosa Gugliuzza

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4591 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; water filtration; membrane separation; ion exchange membranes; fluorine-free membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane filtration; liquid/solid separation; gas/solid separation; emulsion separation; microfiltration and ultrafiltration; membrane technology; filtration process design; desalination; wastewater treatment; membrane bioreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Ion-Selective Electrodes and Membrane-Based Ion Sensing Devices: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Tingting Han

and

Li Niu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; solid-contact ion-selective electrodes; ionophore-based membrane; new signal transduction proposal; wearable sensors; environmental analysis; ion sensing devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Biological Membranes

edited by

Jingjing Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological membranes; molecular dynamics simulations; lipid bilayers; membrane proteins; lipid– protein interactions; membrane dynamics; ion channels; membrane permeability; membrane fusion and fission; computational biophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Technology for Resource Recovery and Separation

edited by

Jawad Mustafa

Priscila E. Valverde-Armas

and

Leonardo Gutierrez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; resource recovery; separation processes; water valorization; wastewater treatment; gas separation; hybrid membrane systems; sustainable process design; integrated membrane systems; circular economy

Preparation, Optimization, and Applications of Proton Exchange Membranes

edited by Xuemei Wu,

Wenjia Wu

and

Bo Pang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen fuel cell; direct methanol fuel cell; water electrolysis; proton exchange membrane; proton transport; membrane preparation; membrane material; redox flow battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Hybrid and Multi-Functional Composite Membranes for Sustainable and Scalable Water Systems

edited by

Mariam Ouda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional membranes; ultrafiltration; advanced materials; hybrid membrane processes; techno-economic analysis; antifouling; wastewater reuse; desalination pretreatment; pilot-scale; emerging contaminants (PFAS; nanoplastics; pharmaceuticals); sustainable water systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membranes for Electrochemical Energy and Related Systems

edited by Ramato Ashu Tufa and

Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes (IEMs); anion and cation exchange membranes (AEMs/CEMs); bipolar membranes (BPMs); electrochemical energy conversion; carbon capture and CO2 utilization; hydrogen energy systems; resource recovery and circular economy; bioelectrochemical applications; membrane material innovation; ion transport and interfacial phenomena

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Advances in Membrane Desalination and Sustainable Technology Systems

edited by

Wilfrido Rivera Gómez Franco

Jonathan Ibarra-Bahena

, Ulises Dehesa Carrasco and

Yuridiana Rocio Galindo-Luna

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane desalination; membrane separation processes; renewable energy; brine treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Current Studies in Functionalized Ion Separation Membrane Materials

edited by Cuijing Liu, Miaolu He and

Mengyang Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane functionalization; ion separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Advanced Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation

edited by Xiangshu Chen and Xueqin Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular sieve membranes; hybrid membranes; composite membranes; gas separation; advanced materials; membrane synthesis; material modification; performance optimization; industrial scale-up; separation efficiency; porous materials; sustainable separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Nanofiltration Membranes: Preparation, Structure and Separation Performance

edited by

Chunli Liu

and Wenjuan Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5248 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric nanofiltration membranes; inorganic nanofiltration membranes; novel membrane preparation methods; novel membrane characterization methods; nanofiltration membranes with enhanced performance and stability; fouling study of nanofiltration membranes; relationship between structure and performance; applications of nanofiltration membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions

edited by

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1749 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane proteins; solubilization methods; nanodisc technologies; lipid– protein interactions; synthetic biology; genetic manipulation; structural biology; functional studies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; computational biology; screening tools; high-throughput methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Applications for Molecular Purification

edited by

Jian Zuo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; molecular purification; pharmaceutical purification; food ingredient separation; bioprocessing membranes; hybrid separation processes; process intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Electrodialysis and Novel Electro-Membrane Processes

edited by

Jiangnan Shen

and Junbin Liao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3726 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membrane; electrodialysis; desalination; concentration; selective separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Advanced Fabrication Techniques and Applications for High-Performance Polymer Membranes

edited by

Kaikai Chen

and Shu Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2386 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow fiber membrane; nanofiber membrane; polymer membrane; membrane separation; advanced polymer science; high-performance membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Membrane Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future: IMSTEC 2025

edited by

Jingwei Hou

and Nawshad Akther

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane science & technology; separation processes; water & gas treatment; energy & biomedical applications; sustainable & advanced materials

Cutting-Edge Research and Technological Advancements of Membranes for Separation Processes

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 632 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; polymer membranes; sustainable technologies; advanced membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; challenging membrane separations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

New Discoveries in Fundamental and Application Research in Lipid Membrane

edited by

Kanta Tsumoto

and

Yukihiro Okamoto

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid membrane; analytical chemistry; vesicles; artificial cells; lipid nanoparticles; phase behavior/structure of lipids; cell membranes; microdomains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Fouling and Antifouling Strategies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Hui Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes for water treatment; membrane fouling; fouling mechanism; anti-fouling strategies; fouling characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Catalyst Design and Stability in Membrane-Based Electrolysis

edited by Chengli Rong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane electrode assembly (MEA)-based electrolysis; membrane science; ion transport and selectivity; catalyst– membrane interactions; stability and durability; catalyst degradation and durability mechanisms; operando and in situ characterization techniques; stability enhancement strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Porous Nanofiber Composite Membranes: Preparation, Functionalization and Applications

edited by Hongxia Wang and Jia Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; nanofibers; composite membranes; membrane fabrication; surface functionalization; separation; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Method Development for Complex Membrane Transport

edited by Christian Jorgensen

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane transport; drug permeation; drug delivery; computational modeling; permeability prediction; biological membranes; non-biological membranes; complex membranes; computer-aided drug design

Recent Advances in Porous Inorganic and Reticulate Matter Membranes for Sustainable Separation

edited by Yi Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous inorganic membranes; membrane separation; zeolite membranes; metal– organic framework (MOF) membranes; gas separation; water purification; pervaporation; light hydrocarbon separation; microstructure manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)

Membrane Technologies in Hydrogen Separation and Purification

edited by

David Alique

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen purification; hydrogen separation technologies; proton-conducting membranes; palladium membranes; ceramic membranes; polymer membranes; mixed-matrix; dense membranes; porous membranes; membrane reactors; process intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation

edited by Lijun Meng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane manufacture; membrane modification; membrane separation technique; green fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Polymeric Membranes Engineered for Different Separation Processes

edited by

Loreto García Fernández

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: flat-sheet membrane; hollow fiber membrane; electrospun nanofibrous membrane; mixed matrix membrane; water treatment; gas separation; membrane distillation; pervaporation; reverse/forward osmosis; micro/ultra/nanofiltration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Nanofiltration Membranes for Organic Pollutants Removal

edited by Qingquan Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; nanofiltration membranes; selective separation; membrane surface modification; electrostatic interactions; membrane performance optimization; membrane technology scale-up; hybrid treatment systems; membrane process modeling; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Ion Exchange Membrane in Water Electrolysis

edited by Justin Zhu Yeow Seow

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: water electrolysis; membrane-electrode assembly; proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; bipolar membrane; durability; ion transfer selectivity; gas crossover; cell resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chuanyu Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; redox flow battery; proton-exchange membranes; cation-exchange membranes; anion-exchange membranes; porous membranes; amphoteric membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Novel Membrane Materials and Membrane Modification

edited by

Guangyong Zeng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; membrane modification; ultrafiltration/nanofiltration membrane; wastewater treatment; photocatalytic membrane; two-dimensional material membranes; hydrophilic property; antifouling ability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Advances in Biomembrane Structure, Dynamics, and Function

edited by Nesrine Aissaoui

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane structure and dynamics; lipid– protein interactions; membrane-associated proteins; membrane organization and remodeling; integrative structural biology; biophysical methods; molecular simulations; artificial and model membranes; mechanistic studies of membrane function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Research Progress of Hemodialysis Membrane Technology

edited by Sumarni Mansur and

Muhammad Nidzhom Zainol Abidin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: hemodialysis membrane; uremic toxin removal; membrane fabrication; biocompatibility; surface modification; dialysate regeneration; functional membranes; advanced membrane materials; biomedical membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Plasma Membrane Dynamics and Oncogenic Signaling: Emerging Interfaces in Cancer Biology

edited by

Yagmur Azbazdar

Gunes Ozhan

and Christopher R. Murphy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma membrane dynamics; lipid rafts and microdomains; oncogenic signaling pathways; lipid signaling in cancer; membrane lipid remodeling; cancer therapeutics targeting lipids; lipid– protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes; water and wastewater treatment; filtration; adsorption; new material synthesis and characterization; activated carbon; aluminosilicates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Advanced Metallic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Purification: From Material Design to Performance Optimization

edited by

Erhu Yan

and

Kunjun Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; gas separation; membrane materials; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; CALPHAD; industrial applications

Membranes and Memory: From Fundamentals and Mechanisms to Neuromorphic Devices

edited by

Dima Bolmatov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: effect of electric fields on liposomes and lipid vesicles; emergent phenomena induced by electric fields in lipid; polymer; and synthetic membranes; structure and dynamics of membranes under external stimuli (light; electric and magnetic fields; ionic solutions); monolayer- and bilayer-based programmable interfaces; memcapacitors; and memristors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gang Li

Genghao Gong

Liang Yu

and Rong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic membrane; membrane separation; membrane preparation; process development; simulation; industrial application; energy conversion and production; environmental protection; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Nanofiltration: Membranes, Process Designs, Modules, and Applications

edited by

Frank Lipnizki

, Mikael Sjölin and

Bing Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration; process design; membrane applications; membrane modules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Ion Conducting Membranes for Electrochemical and Waste Water Treatements Applications

edited by

Oumarou Savadogo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-conducting polymer; proton-exchange membrane; anion-exchange membrane; solid-polymer membrane fuel cell; solid alkaline membrane fuel cell; solid polymer electrolyser; proton-exchange– anion-exchange acid– alkaline bipolar membrane for water electrolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Membrane Technologies and Process Modelling for Circular Economy

edited by

Eoin Syron

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: fouling; mass transfer; boundary layer; process simulation; techno-economic assessment; advanced membrane processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Advanced Membrane Modification for Next-Generation Water Treatment

edited by Dan Song and Linlin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; modification strategies; novel techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Biomolecular Interactions with Cell and Model Membranes: Integrating Biophysical Experiments and Computational Simulations

edited by

Luis Guilherme Mansor Basso

and Antônio José da Costa Filho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1301 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecular interactions; model membranes; liposomes; micelles; lipid bilayers; membrane biophysics; protein– membrane interactions; peptide– membrane interactions; drug– membrane interactions; biophysical characterization; spectroscopic techniques; molecular dynamics simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Next-Generation Functional Membranes for Energy, Environment, and Biomedicine

edited by

Anna Nowik-Zaja̧c

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer inclusion membranes; novel materials; functional materials separation processes; membrane technologies; water treatment; energy conversion; biomedical applications; smart membranes; composite/nanocomposite membranes; sustainable technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun Nanofibrous Membrane

edited by

Yan Bai

Zhimin Zhao

and Tong Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibers; green spinning; taylor cone; jet instability; biomedical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Membrane Bioreactors and Wastewater Treatment Technology

edited by Chungheon Shin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane bioreactors; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; membrane fouling; energy; carbon footprint; technoeconomic assessment; optimization; modeling; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chanhyuk Park

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membrane; wastewater; reuse; reclaim; treatment; inorganic; bioreactor; water reclamation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

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