Membranes

Advanced 2D Nanomaterials for Ion-Selective Membranes: Design, Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Seunghyun Hong and Meng Sun

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-selective membranes; 2D materials; nanocomposites; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; water desalination; redox flow batteries

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

Advanced Membrane Design for Hydrogen Technologies

edited by Jianuo Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10643 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; proton-exchange membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; membrane durability; nanostructured membranes; PFSA-free membranes; in situ characterization; multiphysics modeling; scalable fabrication

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

Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Manuel Aguilar-Vega

and

María Ortencia González-Díaz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8064 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; water treatment; gas separation and membranes for biomedical applications; energy saving

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

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7354 | 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 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4778 | 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)

Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and Gengyi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4004 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; organic vapor separation; composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering

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

Membrane Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by

Shengchao Zhao

, Q. Jason Niu, Chenchen Meng,

Bingbing Yuan

, Wenguang Wang and Kuo Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3953 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; electrodialysis; membrane-based confined catalysis; thermal coupling membrane separation; desalination; removal of organic pollutants; membrane preparation and characterization; simulation of membrane processes; AI assistance

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

Nanocomposite Membranes for Electrolysis, Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Desalination

edited by Lu Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2504 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; batteries; desalination; electrochemical systems; membrane characterization

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

Biological Membranes In Silico—Unraveling Mechanisms Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations

edited by Haoyuan Jing and Yanbin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2233 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; biological membranes; membrane protein dynamics; lipid–protein interactions; membrane fusion and fission; ion channels and transporters; force field development; artificial intelligence in MD; membrane biophysics; hybrid modeling; free-energy landscape sampling; kinetics/rare-event sampling; Markov-state modeling; coarse graining simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Application of Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori and Giordana Demaman Arend

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2006 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; food processing technology; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; forward membrane; membrane distillation; pervaporation; sustainable food processing

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

Advanced Membranes for Hydrogen Energy Systems: Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

edited by

Damien Guilbert

,

Feriel Mustapha

and Bodo Gross

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; electrolyzer; membrane; characterization; modeling; efficiency; degradation; materials; fabrication processes; life cycle assessment

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Hypersaline Wastewater, Groundwater, and Seawater Desalination

edited by Muataz Ali Atieh and

Tahar Laoui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersaline wastewater; saline groundwater; seawater desalination; advanced membrane processes; high-pressure reverse osmosis; membrane distillation; electrodialysis; fouling and scaling mitigation; zero liquid discharge (ZLD); resource recovery from brines

(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 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | 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)

Metal-Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Applications in Molecular Separation

edited by

Fan Feng

, Jie Gao and Qipeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | 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 for Other Areas)

Advanced Membranes and Surface Modifications for Photothermal Antimicrobial and Separation Applications

edited by

Hao Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal membranes; antimicrobial surface modifications; membrane functionalization; light-driven separation; superhydrophobic membranes; oil–water separation; photothermal nanocomposites; responsive membranes; anti-fouling; intelligent packaging; water disinfection; membrane fabrication; surface engineering

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

Membrane Technology for Resource Recovery and Separation

edited by

Jawad Mustafa

,

Priscila E. Valverde-Armas

and

Leonardo Gutierrez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 719 | 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

Advanced Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation

edited by Xiangshu Chen and Xueqin Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 423 | 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)

Advanced Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) for Applications in Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer-Based Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe De Lorenzo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cells, PEMFC; anion exchange membrane fuel cells, AEMFC; proton exchange membrane electrolyzers, PEME; anion exchange membrane electrolyzers, AEME; PEMFC applications; AEMFC applications; PEME applications; AEME applications

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

Membrane Processes for Microplastic and Nanoplastic Removal

edited by

Dinh Duc Nguyen

and Soon Woong Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic and nanoplastic removal; advanced membrane materials; electrospun nanofibrous membranes; microfiltration–ultrafiltration systems; nanofiltration and reverse osmosis; membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling and fouling control; particle–membrane interactions; hybrid membrane processes; process optimization and modeling; water and wastewater treatment

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

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14289 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; design; applications; structure–property relationship; chemical stabilization; ion transport enhancement

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

Advances in Osmotic Membrane Process Modulation: Innovative Multiphysics Approaches

edited by

Ulrich Kruhne

and

Meisam Mohammadi Amin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: osmotic membrane processes; forward osmosis (FO); pressure‑retarded osmosis (PRO); osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO); multiphysics interaction; mass transport phenomena; hybrid osmotic systems; concentration polarization; electrically-assisted osmosis; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); data‑driven modeling (machine learning); techno‑economic assessment

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

Application of Membrane-Based Modern Solutions in Separation Techniques for the Recovery of Metal Ions and Critical Resources

edited by

Aleksandra Rybak

and

Aurelia Rybak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8520 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; wastes; advanced membrane technologies; hybrid membranes; adsorptive membranes; mass transport; adsorption mechanisms; mathematical modeling; design of modules; membrane reactors and absorbers; resources recovery

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

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 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4515 | Submission Open

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

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

Functionalized Membranes: New Trends in Preparation and Advanced Applications

edited by

Clàudia Fontàs

,

Enriqueta Anticó

and

Magdalena Soledad Cifuentes Cabezas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4378 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized membranes; membrane modification; sustainable membranes; water treatment; advanced applications

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

Membrane-Based Technology for Drinking Water Treatment

edited by

Bin Liu

and Guangchao Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3809 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; combined process; membrane fabrication; emerging pollutant; operation management; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; electrodialysis membrane; catalytic membrane

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

Advances in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Research Through Computer Simulation

edited by

Size Zheng

and Hongyang Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3247 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis membrane; molecular dynamics; machine learning; computational fluid dynamics; interfacial polymerization; crosslinking; structure–property relationship; water treatment

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

Multiscale Modeling and Data-Driven Approaches for Advancing Membrane Separation Processes

edited by

Mohamed Taky

,

Soufian El-Ghzizel

and

Victor V. Nikonenko

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3234 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; transport phenomena; multiscale modeling; fouling and scaling prediction; data-driven models; process modeling and simulation

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

Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Clémence Coetsier and

Clement Trellu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membranes; micropollutants; water and wastewater treatment

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

Advances in Zeolite Membranes for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Qing Wang

and

Bin Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2313 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite membranes; novel membrane materials; molecular sieving; gas separation; pervaporation/vapor permeation; biofuel purification; membrane reactors; energy-efficient separation; sustainable processes; MOFs/COFs

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

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

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2021 | 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)

Preparation, Optimization, and Applications of Proton Exchange Membranes

edited by Xuemei Wu,

Wenjia Wu

and

Bo Pang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | 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)

Membrane Interaction Between Lipids, Proteins and Peptides, 2nd Edition

edited by

John Tien Jui Cheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid membranes; lipid membrane biochemistry; membrane biophysics; peptide–membrane interactions; protein (receptor)–membrane interactions; unconventional concepts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Drug Permeability Across Biological and Biomimetic Membranes: From Simple Models to Combination Therapy and Digital Twins in Precision Medicine

edited by

Nuno Vale

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1067 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug permeability; biomimetic membranes; transporters/efflux; organ-on-chip; IVIVE; PBPK/QSP; drug combinations/polypharmacy; DDIs; AI/ML prediction; digital twins; precision dosing

Development, Characterization, and Application of Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Wenli Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membrane; micropollutants; catalytic oxidation/reduction; water and wastewater treatment; resource recovery; reactive membrane stability; membrane anti-fouling; membrane regeneration

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

Composition and Biophysical Properties of Lipid Membranes: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariana Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: mimetic membrane model systems; membrane permeability; membrane dynamics; cell recognition and signaling; lipid rafts; lipid–protein interactions; biophysical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Engineering Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial-Based Membranes for Water Purification and Gas Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and

Erda Deng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional membranes; layered nanomaterials; graphene oxide; mxene; nanoconfined transport; wastewater treatment; ion sieving; CO2 capture; molecular selectivity

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

Porous Nanofiber Composite Membranes: Preparation, Functionalization and Applications

edited by Hongxia Wang and Jia Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 306 | 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)

Advances in Cell Membrane Surface Engineering

edited by Dongxia Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell membrane engineering; surface modification; bioorthogonal chemistry; metabolic labeling; lipid insertion; cell-based therapeutics; biosensing; live-cell imaging; biointerfaces; nanomaterial-mediated membrane engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Recent Advancements in Ceramic Hollow Fiber Membranes for Oxygen Separation and Application

edited by

Xingjian (Chris) Xue

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane; material; fabrication; stability; modeling and simulation

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

Membrane Fouling and Control in Membrane Desalination

edited by Wei Cheng, Wenjuan Zhang and

Peizhi Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane desalination; membrane fouling; control strategies; innovative membrane materials; advanced characterization methods

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

Towards the Circular Economy—Membrane Processes for the Recovery of Water and Nutrients from Wastewater (2nd Edition)

edited by

Anna Kowalik-Klimczak

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4445 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; membrane processes; water; nutrients; wastewater

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

Advances in Modified Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Membranes: Innovations in Selective, Intermediate, and Support Structures

edited by Shabin Mohammed and Hanaa Hegab

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8315 | Submission Open

Keywords: TFC; polyamide membrane; membrane support; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Gas Capture and Clean Energy: Multiscale Insights and Applications

edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and

Maria-Chiara Ferrari

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6196 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas separation membranes; CO₂ capture; hydrogen purification; biogas upgrading; advanced membrane materials; membrane system integration; membrane simulation; machine learning in membrane design; harsh environment performance; energy-efficient gas processing

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

Membrane Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future: IMSTEC 2025

edited by

Jingwei Hou

and Nawshad Akther

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5578 | Submission Open

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

Membrane Fouling and Antifouling Strategies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Hui Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4895 | 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)

Membrane Applications for Molecular Purification

edited by

Jian Zuo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4229 | 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)

Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Method Development for Complex Membrane Transport

edited by Christian Jorgensen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3347 | 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

Selected Papers from Water, Wastewater, Waste—Infrastructure and Technology Conference 2026

edited by

Aleksandra Klimonda

and

Agnieszka Urbanowska

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2713 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; integrated membrane systems; emerging pollutants

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

Ion Exchange Membranes in Water Electrolysis

edited by Justin Zhu Yeow Seow

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2640 | 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)

Membrane-Based Technologies for Nutrient Recovery: Materials, Mechanisms, and Integrated Processes

edited by

Siddharth Gadkari

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; nutrient recovery; resource valorisation; forward osmosis; membrane distillation; electrodialysis; nanofiltration; wastewater treatment; membrane fouling; reverse solute flux; circular economy

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