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Morphological and Highly Sensitive Detection (HSD) Observations of Monolayers
edited by Zameer Shervani and Yasushi Yamamoto
submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2093
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 Biological Membranes)
Advances in Membrane Distillation
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4348 | 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 for Water Treatment)
Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries
edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | 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)
Advanced Membrane Technologies for Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment
edited by Heliang Pang, , and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane reactor; wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; energy and carbon source recovery; novel membrane materials; anti-fouling; membrane fouling; fouling control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advances in Symmetric and Asymmetric Lipid Membranes
edited by
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20441 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Membrane Processes in a Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7062 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; membranes; treatment processes; water; nutrients; raw materials; wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advanced Flexible Membranes for Next-Generation Electrochemical Energy Devices submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5329 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation electrochemical energy devices; membranes; polymeric and hybrid polymer– ceramic structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Membranes for Energy and the Environment
edited by , and Hongying Hou
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2027 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membrane Separation and Water Treatment: Modeling and Application
edited by Xianghao Ren, Linan Xing and Jooil Park
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | 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 Other Areas)
Advances in Membrane Surface Modifications and Functionalizations for Efficient Separation Processes
edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and Farhad Moghadam
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 395 | 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 Fabrication and Characterization)
Advances in Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Membrane Distillation and Membrane Separation Processes submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25014 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane distillation; membrane separation processes; desalination and brine treatment; solar-powered membrane separation processes; wastewater treatment; modelling and simulation; control of membrane processes; energy optimization
State-of-the-Art Membrane Science and Technology in North America (2023,2024) submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12398 | Submission Open
Innovations in Membrane Technology for Food Applications
edited by Juliana Steffens
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2412 | 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 for Other Areas)
Prospects for Nanocomposite Membrane Applications
edited by Chen Wang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposite membrane; nanomaterial; water purification; desalination; organic solvent purification; gas separation; energy storage; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
The Thin-Film Composite Membrane: Principles, Productions and Applications
edited by Kátia Cecília de Souza Figueiredo and Camila Baldasso
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open
Keywords: antifouling membranes; phase inversion; polymerization; recyclation of membranes; TFC large-scale preparation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Biological Membranes as Targets for Natural and Synthetic Compounds—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane; natural product; target; synthesis; bioassay; drug discovey; drug development; medicinal chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Advanced Membrane Materials for CO2 Capture and Separation
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17742 | 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 for Gas Separation)
Biological Membrane Dynamics and Reorganization Induced by Light Changes submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2992 | 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)
New Challenges in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
edited by and Shuang Xing
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cell; challenge; material; modeling; system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Advanced Membrane Technology for Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture
edited by , and Pom Kharel
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; hydrogen production; carbon capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing
edited by Wei Zhang and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3460 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane material; membrane chromatography; membrane filtration; bioseparation; downstream processing; charactarization; process development; process optimization; scale up; mechnisitic study; process modelling
Ceramic Membranes for Removal of Emerging Pollutants
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open
Keywords: ceramic membrane; water treatment; emerging contaminants; inorganic membrane; environmental
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advances in Functional Separation Membranes for Pervaporation and Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
edited by Shivshankar Chaudhari and Min Young Shon
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open
Keywords: pervaporation; organic solvent nanofiltration; surface modification; hydrophilic; organophilic; mixed matrix membrane; interfacial polymerization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Sustainable Advances in Oil & Gas, Mining, and Environmental Technologies: Innovations in Membrane and Porous Material Technologies
edited by Arash Mollahosseini
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technologies; porous materials; sustainability; waste recovery; environmental innovation; oil sand; oil and gas industry; gas separation; ecological footprint; environmental technologies; resilient future; resource conservation; sustainable development; mining industry
Membranes in Ammonia Transport and Separation
edited by Angela Kruth
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: Ammonia separation; Ammonia storage; Ammonia absorption; membrane processing; membrane characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Membrane Process Optimization and Membrane Design submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane process; process optimization; membrane design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Advancements in Membrane Technologies for Resource Recovery
edited by , Akbar Samadi, and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; resource recovery; circular economy; sustainable membranes; wastewater mining; selectivity and permeability; integrated membrane systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4232 | 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)
Design Principles and Biomedical Applications of Multifunctional Biological Membranes
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3041 | 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 Membranes)
Membrane Technologies for Water Purification
edited by , and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2821 | 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)
Advanced Membranes and Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2737 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane processes; advanced membrane processes; membrane modification and use; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal; modeling; design; improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Nanofiltration Membranes for Precise Separation
edited by Shenghua Zhou, Guiliang Li and Yang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2152 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofiltration membrane; ion selectivity; precise sieving
Hollow Fiber Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: Fundamentals, State-of-the-Art, and Recent Advancements submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1352 | Submission Open
Keywords: hollow fibre spinning; principles and progress; gas transport in hollow fiber membranes; membrane morphology; configuration and special features; membrane materials (advanced polymers; ionic liquids); thin film composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; catalytic membranes; gas and vapour transport phenomena; pure and mixed gases; thermal and mechanical properties; plasticization and physical aging; theory; modelling and simulations (quantum mechanics; molecular dynamics); carbon capture and conversion; biogas upgrading and natural gas treatment; helium recovery; hydrogen separation; membrane processes and process simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Current Research into Membranes in Water Desalination Technology and Engineering
edited by Jimoh Kayode Adewole and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fluorine-Free Membranes
edited by Tamas Nemeth, Patrick Fortin and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1091 | 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)
Carbon-Nanomaterial-Based Membranes: Fabrication, Characterization, and Application
edited by Yichen Wu, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; nanocomposites; separation techniques; membrane modification; membrane process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Membrane Fouling during Water/Wastewater Treatment Processes
edited by Nan Wang, Jianyong Feng and Da Sheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: water/wastewater treatment; advanced membrane technology; membrane fouling; anti-fouling strategy; physico-chemical and biological fouling; membrane fouling identification technology; visual fouled membranes characterization; membrane fouling mechanism; interfacial mechanism theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Applications of Membrane Distillation in Water Treatment and Reuse submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane distillation; desalination; wastewater treatment; water reuse; water purification; membrane-based technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Lipid Bilayers: From Fundamentals to Applications in Bioengineering and Beyond
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid bilayers; biological membranes; bilayer interfaces; bilayer fabrication; bilayer characterization; bilayer application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Membrane Separations: From Preparation to Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 285 | 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
Recent Developments in Metal-Organic Framework Membranes
edited by Yanwei Sun and Qiang Ma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; MOF membranes; membrane-based separation; membrane structure; membrane simulation; membrane processes
Recent Advances in Polymer Inclusion Membranes submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer inclusion membranes; novel materials for PIMs; PIM characterization methods and interpretation; separation processes; membrane technologies; composite/nanocomposite membranes; PIM-based sensors; metal ions
Research and Innovation on Reverse and Forward Osmosis Membrane Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: reverse osmosis; forward osmosis; organic solvent reverse osmosis; organic solvent forward osmosis; desalination; water treatment; food processing; mineral processing; pharmaceutical processing
Recent Developments and Applications of High Performance Graphene Oxide Separation Membrane
edited by Wenhai Zhang and Haiqi Gao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: graphene oxide membranes; nanofiltration; gas separation; mass transfer mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Zeolite Membranes and Membrane Reactor for Liquid Separation and Catalytic Application: Synthesis and Applications
edited by and Yongsheng Liu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: zeolite membrane; liquid separation; membrane reactor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Biomass-based Nanofiltration Membranes for Sustainable Chemical Separation
edited by and Yanlian Xu
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 274 | 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)
Graphene Oxide Membrane for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
edited by Mengchen Zhang, Chao Xing and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2468 | 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 for Energy)
Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis
edited by Bjorn Hasa
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open
Keywords: anion exchange membranes; water electrolysis; fuel cells; ionomers; polymer; hydrogen production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
New Insights in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Applied to Membranes Processes submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics); particle-based methods; meshless methods; membrane technology; water purification; energy consumption; machine learning; porous media; heat transfer; design optimization
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