Membranes

Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation

edited by Lijun Meng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane manufacture; membrane modification; membrane separation technique; green fabrication

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

Nanofiltration Membranes for Organic Pollutants Removal

edited by Qingquan Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; nanofiltration membranes; selective separation; membrane surface modification; electrostatic interactions; membrane performance optimization; membrane technology scale-up; hybrid treatment systems; membrane process modeling; environmental remediation

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

Novel Membrane Materials and Membrane Modification

edited by

Guangyong Zeng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; membrane modification; ultrafiltration/nanofiltration membrane; wastewater treatment; photocatalytic membrane; two-dimensional material membranes; hydrophilic property; antifouling ability

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

Ion Exchange Membrane in Water Electrolysis

edited by Justin Zhu Yeow Seow

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 88 | 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)

Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chuanyu Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; redox flow battery; proton-exchange membranes; cation-exchange membranes; anion-exchange membranes; porous membranes; amphoteric membranes

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

Advances in Biomembrane Structure, Dynamics, and Function

edited by Nesrine Aissaoui

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane structure and dynamics; lipid– protein interactions; membrane-associated proteins; membrane organization and remodeling; integrative structural biology; biophysical methods; molecular simulations; artificial and model membranes; mechanistic studies of membrane function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules (2nd Edition)

edited by Katarzyna Gębczak and

Jadwiga Maniewska

submission deadline 7 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– membrane interaction; polyphenols– membrane interaction; bioactive compounds; model lipid membranes; membrane proteins; membrane phospholipid composition; membrane channels; surfactants; new drug targets; cancer multidrug resistance; cancer chemoprevention; anticancer compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Towards Water Sustainability: Progress, Applications, and Challenges in Membrane Technology

edited by

Mohammed Al-Abri

and

Rahma Al-Busaidi

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; graphene oxide membranes; wastewater treatment; plasma engineering

(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 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | 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)

Research Progress of Hemodialysis Membrane Technology

edited by Sumarni Mansur and

Muhammad Nidzhom Zainol Abidin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 362 | 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)

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

edited by Peifu Cheng,

Pavan Chaturvedi

, Jumi Deka and Kundan Saha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 244 | 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)

Plasma Membrane Dynamics and Oncogenic Signaling: Emerging Interfaces in Cancer Biology

edited by

Yagmur Azbazdar

,

Gunes Ozhan

and Christopher R. Murphy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma membrane dynamics; lipid rafts and microdomains; oncogenic signaling pathways; lipid signaling in cancer; membrane lipid remodeling; cancer therapeutics targeting lipids; lipid– protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 137 | 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)

Fabrication and Performance of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes

edited by Yunchuan Pu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)

Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gang Li

,

Genghao Gong

,

Liang Yu

and Rong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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 Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Advanced Metallic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Purification: From Material Design to Performance Optimization

edited by

Erhu Yan

and

Kunjun Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; gas separation; membrane materials; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; CALPHAD; industrial applications

Nanofiltration: Membranes, Process Designs, Modules, and Applications

edited by

Frank Lipnizki

,

Mikael Sjölin

and

Bing Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration; process design; membrane applications; membrane modules

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

Advanced Membrane Modification for Next-Generation Water Treatment

edited by Dan Song and Linlin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; modification strategies; novel techniques

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

Membranes and Memory: From Fundamentals and Mechanisms to Neuromorphic Devices

edited by

Dima Bolmatov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: effect of electric fields on liposomes and lipid vesicles; emergent phenomena induced by electric fields in lipid; polymer; and synthetic membranes; structure and dynamics of membranes under external stimuli (light; electric and magnetic fields; ionic solutions); monolayer- and bilayer-based programmable interfaces; memcapacitors; and memristors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

MF/UF of Challenging Industrial Streams: Materials, Fouling Mechanisms, and Mitigation

edited by

Marek Gryta

and

Wirginia Tomczak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfiltration; ultrafiltration; membrane fouling; industrial wastewater; fouling mitigation

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

Membrane Technologies and Process Modelling for Circular Economy

edited by

Eoin Syron

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: fouling; mass transfer; boundary layer; process simulation; techno-economic assessment; advanced membrane processes

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

Ion Conducting Membranes for Electrochemical and Waste Water Treatements Applications

edited by

Oumarou Savadogo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-conducting polymer; proton-exchange membrane; anion-exchange membrane; solid-polymer membrane fuel cell; solid alkaline membrane fuel cell; solid polymer electrolyser; proton-exchange– anion-exchange acid– alkaline bipolar membrane for water electrolysis

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

Membranes for Recourse Recovery

edited by

Xianhui Li

,

Ying Mei

and Lu Peng

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane synthesis; membrane processes; optimization strategies; green energy; vital resources; resource recovery

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

Ceramic Membranes in Harsh Gas Environments: Exploring the Potential for Practical Applications

edited by

Heng Zhang

,

Jiguang Huang

and Liehui Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membrane; gas treatment; flue gas; performance degradation; pilot study; engineering application; gas– solid separation; water recovery; heat recovery; CO2 capture

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

New Trends in Membrane Technologies for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants

edited by Guangze Nie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3304 | 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)

Biomolecular Interactions with Cell and Model Membranes: Integrating Biophysical Experiments and Computational Simulations

edited by

Luis Guilherme Mansor Basso

and Antônio José da Costa Filho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2692 | 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)

Electrodialysis and Reverse Electrodialysis in Ion-Exchange Membrane Systems

edited by

Antonio A. Moya

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open

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

(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 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | 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)

Membranes: Where Chemistry and Physics Converge for Biology

edited by

Dilip Shrestha

and

James Ho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | 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)

Membrane Systems for Metal Ion Extraction, 2nd Edition

edited by Michiaki Matsumoto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal separation; ionic liquid; deep eutectic solvent; liquid membrane; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; extraction

(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 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 210 | 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)

Next-Generation Functional Membranes for Energy, Environment, and Biomedicine

edited by

Anna Nowik-Zaja̧c

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer inclusion membranes; novel materials; functional materials separation processes; membrane technologies; water treatment; energy conversion; biomedical applications; smart membranes; composite/nanocomposite membranes; sustainable technologies

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

Nanoscale Interactions at the Bio-Interface: From Model Membranes to Biomedical Applications

edited by

Konstantin T. Balashev

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced model membrane architectures; nanomaterial– membrane interplay; mechanistic biophysics; computational modeling and theory; high-resolution characterization; biomedical; environmental; and nanotoxicological implications; bioreactor interfaces; advanced filtering processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun Nanofibrous Membrane

edited by

Yan Bai

,

Zhimin Zhao

and Tong Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibers; green spinning; taylor cone; jet instability; biomedical

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

Characterization of Synthetic Membranes

edited by

José Ignacio Calvo

,

Abdelmjid Bouazizi

and Mohamed Ouammou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane characterization; polymeric membrane; ceramic membranes; synthetic membranes; application of developed membranes

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

Membrane Materials for Gas Separation and Wastewater Treatment: Design, Performance and Application

edited by

Zhengda Lin

and

Jun Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; gas separation; wastewater treatment; AI-assisted membrane design; membrane bioreactors (MBRs); antibiotic wastewater; CO2 capture; membrane fouling control; resource recovery; techno-economic analysis

Membranes for the Purification of Biotherapeutics

edited by

Ruben G. Carbonell

and

Cristiana Boi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane purification; diafiltration; tangential flow filtration; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; membrane chromatography; flow-through polishing and purification; product capture; multimodal ion exchange; hydrophobic and affinity ligands for membranes; modelling and continuous operation of membrane chromatography; membrane purification of biologics; antibodies; antibody fragments; viral vectors; nucleotides; comparison of membrane chromatography to column chromatography; productivity; process mass intensity; eCO2emissions in membrane processes; capital and operating costs of membranes vs. column chromatography

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

Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion

edited by Jieyuan Liu and

Naiying Du

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11713 | 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)

Membranes Processes for Marine Environment

edited by

Philippe Moulin

and Clémence Cordier

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8053 | 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)

Electrochemical Membrane and Membrane Processes

edited by Baoguo Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3150 | 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)

Functional Composite Membranes: Properties and Applications

edited by

Qieyuan Gao

and Shuai Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2389 | 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 Bioreactors and Wastewater Treatment Technology

edited by Chungheon Shin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane bioreactors; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; membrane fouling; energy; carbon footprint; technoeconomic assessment; optimization; modeling; machine learning

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

Two-Dimensional-Material-Based Membrane Technologies

edited by Liheng Dai and Kai Qu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 232 | 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)

Model Membrane Platforms

edited by Ramanathan Nagarajan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: model membranes; liposomes; polymersomes; bicelles; tethered bilayers; supported lipid bilayers; emulsion membranes; applications of model membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and Gengyi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1639 | 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)

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

edited by Lu Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 293 | 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 | Viewed by 199 | 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)

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

edited by

Fan Feng

, Jie Gao and Qipeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 192 | 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)

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9369 | 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)

Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Clémence Coetsier and

Clement Trellu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2229 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membranes; micropollutants; water and wastewater treatment

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

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