Special Issues

Membranes publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Women’s Special Issue Series: Membrane Materials and Applications
edited by Isabel C. Escobar
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6644 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Membrane-Related Materials for Fuel Cell and/or Battery Applications
edited by , Yucun Zhou and
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3086 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane materials; energy storage; energy conversion; fuel cells; electrolyzers; batteries; separators; solid state electrolyte; ionic conductivity; durability
Advances in Symmetric and Asymmetric Lipid Membranes
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14069 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Composition and Structures)
Structure-Function Relationships and Biological Processes of Membrane Proteins
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3586 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure and organization of membrane proteins; structure-function relationship; interaction of membrane proteins with bilayer lipids; molecular mechanisms; modeling and simulation; biophysics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Composition and Structures)
Design and Optimisation of Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
edited by Shuang Hao, Tianqi Zhang and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane formation/structure; membrane processes/applications; wastewater treatment; water reuse and desalination; membrane fouling
Advances in Membranes Fabricated via Electrospinning
edited by Peng Gao
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrospinning; electrospun nanofibers; membrane; desalination; nanowebs; polymeric membranes; surface properties; water treatment
Metal–Organic Framework Membranes for Applications in Multi-Fields
edited by Qipeng Zhao and Liang Shen
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane separation; desalination; wastewater treatment; gas separation; gas purification; metal– organic framework; anti-fouling; MOF membranes; thin-film nanocomposite; mixed-matrix membranes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advances in Polymer Membrane Formation
edited by Hongchang Pei, and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer membrane; advanced polymer materials; membrane fabrication; membrane morphology; membrane application; characterization techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Membranes)
Membrane Proteins: Function, Structure, and Dynamic, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: receptors  ; channels  ; transporters  ; lipid– protein interactions  ; signal transduction  ; membrane traffic  ; organelle  ; membrane contact sites  ; allosteric regulation  ; model membranes and liposomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Composition and Structures)
Research on Wastewater Treatment with the Application of Membrane Technologies
edited by Subhajit Dutta and Anna A. Sinelshchikova
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; membrane technologies; environmental remediation; membrane separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advanced Membrane Technologies for Hydrogen Production and Recovery
edited by Ana Maria Tarditi
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen; thermal and chemical stability; membrane technology; energy conversion; catalytic membranes; membrane reactors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
New Advances in Membrane Fouling during Water and Wastewater Treatment
edited by Weichen Lin and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane fouling; scaling; organic fouling; biofouling; fouling control/antifouling; water/wastewater treatment and reclamation; membrane bioreactors; MF/UF/NF/RO/FO; membrane modification
Molecular Dynamics Simulation for Membrane Separation
edited by , Ryosuke Matsumoto and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane separation; molecular dynamics simulation; computational; cell membrane; desalination; fuel cell; transport; selectivity; diffusivity; porosity; wastewater; nanocomposite membrane; gas separation; mechanical stability; thermal behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Modeling and Simulation)
Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6773 | 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 Inorganic Membranes)
Advanced Flexible Membranes for Next-Generation Electrochemical Energy Devices submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3768 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation electrochemical energy devices; membranes; polymeric and hybrid polymer– ceramic structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advances in Membrane Distillation
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; energy; modeling and simulation; application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Artificial Models of Biological Membranes—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5334 | Submission Open
Keywords: phospholipids; sphingolipids; cholesterol; lipid composition; rafts; cholesterol bilayer domain; artificial membranes; membrane domains; biophysical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Dynamics and Computation)
Recent Advances in 2D Material-Based Membranes
edited by , Artur Böttcher, Diana Arciniegas Jaimes and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene; graphene oxide (GO); reduced graphene oxide (rGO); porous alumina (AAO); MXenes; 2D material mixed-matrix membranes; layered zeolites; 2D metal organic frameworks (MOFs); 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs); layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); nanotubular titanium oxide; molecular sieving; desalination; wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)
Biological Membrane Dynamics and Reorganization Induced by Light Changes submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane biophysics; thylakoid membrane dynamics; dynamic interactions and reorganization; transient complexes; dynamic changes in protein– membrane organization; protein/lipid hydrophobic mismatch as a driving force; lipid-phase induced enzyme activation; lipid sorting; protein oligomerization; molecular dynamics simulations; X-ray; cryo-EM and NMR structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Dynamics and Computation)
Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application
edited by , Marija Stojmenović, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1641 | 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 Engineering and Applications)
Design Principles and Biomedical Applications of Multifunctional Biological Membranes
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell membranes; solid membranes; fluid membranes; multicomponent membranes; bioactive membranes; external fields; external flows; endocytosis/exocytosis; membrane fusion/fission; membrane budding; pattern formation; phase separation; lipid rafts; lipid-lipid interactions; lipid-protein interactions; protein-protein interactions; drug-membrane interactions; nanoparticle-membrane interactions; transmembrane ion channels; signal transduction; membrane structure and organization; mathematical modeling; numerical simulations; intracellular communication; extracellular vesicles; ion regulation; geometric confinements; extracellular matrix; protein scaffolding; membrane trafficking; cytoskeleton network; cortical layers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Functions)
Recent Scientific Developments in Membrane Emulsification and Related Microfluidic Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane emulsification; process development; optimization; modelling; micro-fluidic systems; encapsulation; nutraceuticals and drug delivery
Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing
edited by Wei Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane material; membrane chromatography; membrane filtration; bioseparation; downstream processing; charactarization; process development; process optimization; scale up; mechnisitic study; process modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Anion Exchange Membranes—Applications and Current Research
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: anion exchange membrane; electrodialysis; desalination; concentration; selective separation
Morphological and Highly Sensitive Detection (HSD) Observations of Monolayers
edited by Zameer Shervani and Yasushi Yamamoto
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid monolayer; commercial surfactants monolayers; effect of additives; BAM (Brewster Angle Microscopy); STm (Surface Tension measurement); surface pressure-molecular area isotherms; quartz crystal oscillator (QCO) method; small and large molecules as additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Analysis and Characterization)
Membrane Processes in a Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; membranes; treatment processes; water; nutrients; raw materials; wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)
Advances in Ion Exchange Membranes and Electro-Membrane Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange membrane; membrane materials; electro-membrane processes; electrodialysis; fuel cell; desalination; clean production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)
Membranes for Food Preservation and Processing submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5052 | Submission Open
Keywords: membranes for food preservation; membranes for food processing; membrane processes for food preservation; membrane processes for food applications; applications of membranes and membrane processes for innovative and functional foods; any other investigations related to membranes for food applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Dr. Moises Carreon
edited by James M. Crawford, Jolie M. Lucero, Maria L. Carreon, Miao Yu and Surendar Reddy Venna
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inorganic Membranes)
Advanced Membrane Technology for Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture
edited by , and Pom Kharel
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; hydrogen production; carbon capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Engineering and Applications)
Recent Advances in Metal-Organic Framework Membranes for Water Decontamination
edited by Ranadip Goswami
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: MOF membranes; mixed-matrix material; polymer grafting; liquid separations; water and wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Hollow Fiber Membrane Technology and Applications
edited by Chunlei Su, Linglong Shan and Guochang Liu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open
Keywords: hollow fiber membrane; membrane contactor; membrane reactor; CO2 capture; water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Ion Exchange Membranes and Technologies for Efficient Recovery of Metals
edited by and Wenjuan Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange membranes; bipolar membranes; electrodialysis; Donnan dialysis; metal recovery; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)
Protein Interactions and Membrane submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: protein interactions; protein-protein; protein-lipid and protein-ligand interactions; lipid-protein interaction; ion channels; membrane permeability; mitochondrial membrane; Na+/K+ ATPase
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Composition and Structures)
Innovation in Membrane Coupling Technology for Wastewater Treatment
edited by Wei Song, Caixia Fu and Dachao Lin
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel membrane coupling technology; advanced membrane application; wastewater treatment technology; high-performance membrane material; functionalized membrane preparation; photo/electrocatalytic membrane reactor; sustainable membrane bioreactor; zero liquid discharge; the modelling of membrane and membrane processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advances in Membrane Surface Modifications and Functionalizations for Efficient Separation Processes
edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and Farhad Moghadam
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; surface functionalization; thin film membrane; nanomaterials; antifouling; antibacterial; interfacial coating; electrochemical modification; gas separation; water treatment; drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Surfaces and Interfaces)
New Trends in Bioinspired and Biomimetic Membranes
edited by Nooshin Zandi, Avijit Das and Adil Rather
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; bioinspired membranes; biomimetic materials; membrane technology; selective permeability; nanoscale engineering; sustainable innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membrane Functions)
Membranes for Energy and the Environment
edited by , and Hongying Hou
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advances in Polymeric Membranes for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10690 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Membranes)
Sustainable Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4585 | Submission Open
Keywords: separation techniques; membrane separation; membrane fouling; forward osmosis; membrane modification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advanced Water-Thermal Management and Gas Detection Technologies for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
edited by Zu-Guo Shen, and Liuhao Ma
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open
Keywords: water management; thermal management; hydrogen detection; proton ex-change membrane fuel cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Membranes and Membrane Systems in Electrified CO2 Conversion
edited by Ke Xie
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Innovations in Membrane Technology for Food Applications
edited by Juliana Steffens
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane materials; membrane preparation and characterization; membrane processes; modeling and simulation of membrane process; food process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Research on Wastewater Treatment with the Application of Membrane Bioreactors
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane bioreactor; fouling mitigation; antifouling membrane fabrication; wastewater treatment; life-cycle assessment of MBRs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Advanced Membrane Materials for CO2 Capture and Separation
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7907 | Submission Open
Keywords: membranes; carbon capture; polymers; metal-organic frameworks; 2D materials; mixed matrix materials; techno-economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Graphene Oxide Membrane for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
edited by Mengchen Zhang, Chao Xing and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene oxide; graphene oxide membranes; nano/subnanometer-scale channels; molecular/ionic separation; membrane performance; membrane applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open
Smart Nanofibrous Membranes: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
edited by , Yuying Cao and Tong Lin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibrous membrane; polymer composite; functional fiber; modified nanofiber; porous membrane; flexible sensors; smart nanofiber; nanofiber characterization; energy harvesting; filtration; stimuli responsiveness
Design and Characterization of Membranes for Biomedical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymeric membranes; composite membranes; controlled release; bioseparation; biomedical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications)
Research on Electrodialytic Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrodialysis; electro-electrodialysis; electrodialysis with bipolar membrane; electrodialysis reversal; fouling; concentration polarization at electro membranes; electroconvection
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