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Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing
edited by Wei Zhang and
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18201 | 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 for Other Areas)
Advances in Porous Membrane and Its Applications
edited by Abdelkrim Abourriche and Younes Abouliatim
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; water treatment; desalination; gas separation; membrane materials; sustainability; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; industrial applications; environmental engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Biomolecular Interactions with Cell and Model Membranes: Integrating Biophysical Experiments and Computational Simulations
edited by and Antônio José da Costa Filho
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 224 | 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)
Metal-Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Applications in Molecular Separation
edited by , Jie Gao and Qipeng Zhao
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 120 | 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)
Membrane Fouling Control: Mechanism, Properties, and Applications
edited by , and Miaolu He
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5002 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane fouling control; membrane fouling mechanism; membrane filtration technology; advanced pretreatment method; hybrid filtration systems; fouling-resistant membrane; membrane surface modification; self-cleaning membrane
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Biological Membrane Dynamics and Reorganization Induced by Light Changes submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6365 | 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 Membranes)
Membrane Systems: From Artificial Models to Cellular Applications
edited by Tao Chen and Dongxia Wang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3885 | Submission Open
Keywords: model membrane; membrane protein; plasma membrane; membrane dynamics; cellular processes; molecular dynamics simulation; hybrid membrane systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal
edited by Clémence Coetsier and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1704 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical membranes; micropollutants; water and wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membrane Separation and Water Treatment: Modeling and Application, 2nd Edition
edited by Xianghao Ren, Linan Xing and Jooil Park
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open
Keywords: water and wastewater treatment and reuse; membrane technologies; activated carbon  ; adsorption  ; chemical filtration; gas separation; energy storage and utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Membrane Process Optimization and Membrane Design submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane process; process optimization; membrane design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Carbon-Nanomaterial-Based Membranes: Fabrication, Characterization, and Application
edited by Yichen Wu, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; nanocomposites; separation techniques; membrane modification; membrane process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Interfacial Interactions of Nanoparticles and Molecular Nanostructures with Model Membrane Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open
Keywords: monolayers; bilayers; liposomes; atomic force microscopy (AFM); fluorescence microscopy; X-ray and neutron scattering; nanoparticles; macromolecules; enzymes; protein– lipid interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Development, Characterization, and Application of Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal
edited by Wenli Jiang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 266 | 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)
Research Progress of Hemodialysis Membrane Technology
edited by Sumarni Mansur and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 212 | 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)
Innovative Membrane Materials and Systems for Electrodialysis and Electro-Driven Separations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange membranes (IEMs); electrochemical membrane systems; electrodialysis; reverse electrodislydis; electrolysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Polymeric Membranes Engineered for Different Separation Processes submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 142 | 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)
Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation
edited by and Gengyi Zhang
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | 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)
Biomass-Based Nanofiltration Membranes for Sustainable Chemical Separation
edited by and Yanlian Xu
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; nanofiltration membrane; water purification; ionic separation; organic solvent nanofiltration; high flux and rejection; antifouling; mass transport; new separation processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membranes Processes for Marine Environment
edited by and Clémence Cordier
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6520 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea water; membrane processes; industrial applications; microalgae; aquaculture; aquapony; drinking water; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; membrane distillation; purification; extraction of interest compounds; biofouling; osmotic pressure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membrane Technologies for Water Purification
edited by , and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16254 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane processes; emergent membrane processes; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Green Membrane Technologies: Advancements in Materials and Energy Efficiency for Water Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9500 | Submission Open
Keywords: green membranes; nanoenabled membranes; energy-efficient water treatment; sustainable desalination; photothermal membranes; photocatalytic membranes; membrane materials; wastewater treatment; hybrid membrane systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
New Trends in Membrane Technologies for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants
edited by Guangze Nie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2424 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technologies; hazardous pollutant removal; water– air purification; emerging contaminants; sustainable separation processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Membrane Separations: From Preparation to Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2360 | Submission Open
Keywords: transport models; membrane properties prediction; membrane process optimisation; numerical simulations; thermodynamic modelling; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); molecular modelling; data-driven modelling; multi-scale models; structure– processing– property relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
High-Performance Composite Membrane for Gas Separation and Capture
edited by Wenping Li and Pandeng Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite membranes; gas separation; carbon capture; hydrogen purification; CO2 separation; industrial gas processing; sustainable gas technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Membrane-Based Technology for Drinking Water Treatment
edited by and Guangchao Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | 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)
Functional Composite Membranes: Properties and Applications
edited by and Shuai Guo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; energy harvesting; nanoparticles; 2D materials; integrated innovation; membrane technology alliance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Efficient Membrane Separation Processes
edited by Chuanlong Ma and Lei Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; advanced membrane; membrane separation; surface functionalization/ surface modification; nanotechnologies; water purification; catalytic membrane; membrane characterization; membrane separation mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Preparation and Properties of Pervaporation Composite Membranes
edited by Rui Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open
Keywords: pervaporation (PV); high salt wastewater; pressure driven; low energy consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Fractionation of Organic Acids via Electrodialysis: Extraction Processes and Electrochemical Characterization of Ion-Exchange Membranes
edited by and Kayo Barros
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: selective electrodialysis; fractionation of organic acids; biomass fermentation; chronopotentiometry; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Recent Developments in Membrane Technologies for Efficient Gas Separation: Innovations and Applications
edited by , Ji Wu, Shuyue Jia and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas separation membranes; polymeric membranes; inorganic membranes; mixed-matrix membranes; nanocomposite membranes; facilitated transport membranes; CO₂ capture and H₂ purification; olefin/paraffin separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Application of Membrane-Based Modern Solutions in Separation Techniques for the Recovery of Metal Ions and Critical Resources submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 185 | 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)
Membranes for Ion-Exchange and Water Purification
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: membranes; ion exchange; dialysis; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; ultrafiltration; selective ion separation; water purification; wastewater treatment; hybrid membrane systems; bio-based membranes; sustainable mem-branes; IoT in membrane processes; membrane materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membrane Carriers for Drug Delivery Purposes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid– protein interactions; extracellular vesicles (EVs); signal transduction; membrane traffic; organelle; model membranes and liposomes; receptors; channels; transporters; drug delivery system (DDS); lipid nanoparticles (LNPs); drug discovery; synthetic biology; biomimetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Recent Advancements in Ceramic Hollow Fiber Membranes for Oxygen Separation and Application submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane; material; fabrication; stability; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Advanced Separation Membrane Materials
edited by Hao Yang and Meidi Wang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11972 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane preparation; membrane characterization; membrane scale-up; smart membranes; sustainable membrane processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion
edited by Jieyuan Liu and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7590 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon dioxide; multicarbon product; electrocatalysis; membrane; CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR); CO2 capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Nanocomposite Membranes for Electrolysis, Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Desalination
edited by Lu Guo
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 193 | 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)
Membranes: Where Chemistry and Physics Converge for Biology
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: stiffness; membrane curvature; membrane heterogeneity; liposomes; next-generation drug delivery particles; biomimetic nanoparticles; membrane mechanics; computer simulation of membrane; fluorescence correlations spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Biological Membranes In Silico—Unraveling Mechanisms Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations
edited by Haoyuan Jing and Yanbin Wang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 78 | 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)
Computational Advances in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Separation Technologies submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; computational modeling; molecular simulation; multiscale modeling; machine learning; transport mechanisms; membrane design; gas separation; water treatment; ion separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1573 | Submission Open
Keywords: near-membrane-surface effects; membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; modeling and simulation; polarization effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advanced Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater and Emerging Contaminants: Challenges and Innovations
edited by Mohammed J. K. Bashir and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial wastewater; emerging contaminants; advanced membrane technology; nanofiltration; membrane bioreactors; water reuse
Membrane Fouling in Water/Wastewater Treatment: Mechanisms, Effects, and Control
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane fouling; anti-fouling and cleaning; water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Two-Dimensional Material-Based Membranes for High-Performance Separations
edited by Peifu Cheng, , Jumi Deka and Kundan Saha
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D materials; membranes; nanopores; nanoporous atomically thin membranes; lamellar structure; composite membranes; separations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Advances in Graphene-Based Membranes for Next-Generation Separation Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene-based membranes; 2D materials; gas separation; liquid separation; mass transport mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Two-Dimensional-Material-Based Membrane Technologies
edited by Liheng Dai and Kai Qu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: two-dimensional materials; 2D membranes; ion sieving; water purification; gas separation; energy storage and conversion; deslination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Electrodialysis and Reverse Electrodialysis in Ion-Exchange Membrane Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion-exchange membrane systems; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; electro-membrane processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Fabrication and Performance of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes
edited by Yunchuan Pu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane; MOFs; fabrication strategy; transport mechanisms; separation performance; defect engineering; interfacial compatibility; 2D material; ultrathin membrane
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Electrochemical Membrane and Membrane Processes
edited by Baoguo Wang
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1467 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange membranes; renewable energy conversion and storage; flow battery; water electrolyzer; membrane electrode assembly (MEA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications (2nd Edition) submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | 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)
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