Membranes

Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation

edited by

and Gengyi Zhang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 703

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

Xinda You

and Yanlian Xu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 606 | 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

Philippe Moulin

and Clémence Cordier

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7229 | 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

José Antonio Mendoza-Roca

,

Silvia Álvarez Blanco

and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17602 | 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

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10747 | 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 2804 | 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

Eleonora Ricci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2493 | 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)

Functional Composite Membranes: Properties and Applications

edited by

Qieyuan Gao

and Shuai Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1793 | 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)

Membrane-Based Technology for Drinking Water Treatment

edited by

Bin Liu

and Guangchao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1383 | 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)

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 1321 | 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)

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Efficient Membrane Separation Processes

edited by Chuanlong Ma and Lei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 500 | 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 362 | 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

Valentín Pérez-Herranz

and Kayo Barros

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 307 | 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

Fan Feng

, Ji Wu, Shuyue Jia and

Yunchuan Pu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 240 | 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

edited by

Aleksandra Rybak

and

Aurelia Rybak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 221 | 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)

Membrane Carriers for Drug Delivery Purposes

edited by

Yosuke Senju

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 174 | 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)

Membranes for Ion-Exchange and Water Purification

edited by

Lasâad Dammak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 170 | 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)

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

edited by

Xingjian (Chris) Xue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 64 | 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 13522 | 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

Naiying Du

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9373 | 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 213 | 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

Dilip Shrestha

and

James Ho

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 123 | 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 98 | 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

edited by

Gloria M. Monsalve-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 71 | 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)

Advanced Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater and Emerging Contaminants: Challenges and Innovations

edited by Mohammed J. K. Bashir and

Choon Aun Ng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial wastewater; emerging contaminants; advanced membrane technology; nanofiltration; membrane bioreactors; water reuse

Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation

edited by

Fei Guo

and

Zongli Xie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1740 | 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)

Membrane Fouling in Water/Wastewater Treatment: Mechanisms, Effects, and Control

edited by

Liguo Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane fouling; anti-fouling and cleaning; water treatment

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

Electrodialysis and Reverse Electrodialysis in Ion-Exchange Membrane Systems

edited by

Antonio A. Moya

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membrane systems; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; electro-membrane processes

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

Two-Dimensional Material-Based Membranes for High-Performance Separations

edited by Peifu Cheng,

Pavan Chaturvedi

, Jumi Deka and Kundan Saha

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 208 | 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

Quan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 182 | 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 137 | 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)

Fabrication and Performance of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes

edited by Yunchuan Pu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 58 | 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 2074 | 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)

edited by

Manuel Aguilar Vega

and

María Ortencia González-Díaz

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | 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)

Advances in Zeolite Membranes for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Qing Wang

and

Bin Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | 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)

Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries

edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13533 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; integrated membrane systems; membranes for food effluent treatment; water recovery by membranes; water reuse in the food industry; membrane fouling in effluents treatment; membrane characteristics in food effluents treatment; cost analysis for water recovery from food effluent treatment; environmental benefits of water recovery; energy saving in membrane process for food effluent treatment

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

Current Research into Membranes in Water Desalination Technology and Engineering

edited by Jimoh Kayode Adewole and

Hsueh-Chia Chang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5404 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; desalination; distillation; reverse osmosis; water filtration; fouling; osmosis; electrodialysis

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

Design and Characterization of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs)

edited by Guobin Zhang, Nan Li and Shuanyang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); material synthesis; design and optimization; advanced membrane material; heat and mass transfer; modeling and simulation; hydrothermal management

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

Design, Preparation and Application of Nanocomposite Membranes

edited by

Anele Mpupa

,

Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo

and Azile Nqombolo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation/technology; nanocomposites; microextraction; emerging organic pollutants; trace analysis; water

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

Functionalized Membranes: New Trends in Preparation and Advanced Applications

edited by

Clàudia Fontàs

,

Enriqueta Anticó

and

Magdalena Cifuentes Cabezas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

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

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

Ceramic Membranes: Preparation, Modification and Multidisciplinary Applications

edited by

Mohamad Fairus Rabuni

,

Mohd Usman Mohd Junaidi

and

Konstantinos Beltsios

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membranes; membrane reactors; fuel cells and electrolysis; CO2 capture and utilization; AI-driven membrane design

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

Advances in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Research Through Computer Simulation

edited by

Size Zheng

and Hongyang Ma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 97 | 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)

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

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and

Erda Deng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | 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)

Structural Dynamics of Membrane Proteins in the Nervous System: Integrative Approaches to Neurobiology

edited by

Alys Peisley

and

Yuhua Song

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane proteins; structural dynamics; conformational change; cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM); molecular dynamics simulations; lipid bilayer interactions; protein– lipid interactions; protein– membrane interactions; ion channels; G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs); protein– protein interactions; neural signaling; synaptic transmission; membrane structure and function; neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Distillation: Module Design and Application Performance

edited by

Lebea N. Nthunya

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4574 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation crystallization; resource recovery; circular economy; zero liquid discharge; desalination; wastewater treatment

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

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd

edited by

Gaetano Di Bella

and

Riccardo Campo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4197 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Anna Kowalik-Klimczak

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1756 | 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 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | 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 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 279 | 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)

Advanced Membrane Design for Hydrogen Technologies

edited by Jianuo Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 216 | 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)

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