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Membrane Catalytic Oxidation in Water Treatment
edited by Ying Zhao
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalytic membrane; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); organic pollutants; hydroxyl radicals; ozonation; water and wastewater treatment; degradation pathways
(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 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 257 | 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)
Recent Developments in Inorganic Membranes for Sustainable Environmental Applications
edited by and Jinxin Liu
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: inorganic membranes; membrane separation; membrane design; environmental remediation; novel membrane materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membranes Research in Tianjin University: Celebrating 130th Anniversary
edited by and
submission deadline 2 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3197 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced membrane materials; UF/NF/RO/FO membranes; gas separation membranes; oil/water separation membranes; pervaporative membranes; fuel cell membranes; MOF/COF membranes; mixed matrix membranes
Advanced Membranes and Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6816 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fluorine-Free Membranes
edited by Tamas Nemeth, Patrick Fortin and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3415 | 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)
Sustainable Advances in Oil & Gas, Mining, and Environmental Technologies: Innovations in Membrane and Porous Material Technologies
edited by Arash Mollahosseini
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 577 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Ion Conducting Membranes and Energy Storage
edited by Qing Dai
submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane structure design; ion transport; batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Advances in Porous Hydrophobic Membrane Materials for Membrane Distillation
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8452 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrophobic porous membrane; membrane distillation; anti-fouling; anti-wetting; configuration design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation
edited by and Su-En Wu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 144 | 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)
Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions
edited by and
submission deadline 19 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane proteins; solubilization methods; nanodisc technologies; lipid– protein interactions; synthetic biology; genetic manipulation; structural biology; functional studies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; computational biology; screening tools; high-throughput methods
Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13070 | 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)
Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9706 | 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)
A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3341 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Bipolar Membranes: New Trends and Prospects
edited by Xiaoli Ge, Subarna Kole and Hengzhou Liu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: bipolar membranes; electrochemistry; polymers; water electrolysis; fuel cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules
edited by and Katarzyna Gębczak
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12591 | 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)
Composition and Biophysical Properties of Lipid Membranes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5343 | 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)
Membrane Technologies in Food Processing
edited by Katia Rezzadori, Giordana Demaman Arend and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4322 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane processing technology; food processing; microbial inhibition; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; forward membrane; separation; membranes for innovative and functional foods; integrated membrane systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2656 | 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)
Membrane Distillation and Other Membrane-Related Applications for Water Cleaning and Desalination
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2493 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane distillation; desalination; wastewater cleaning; pollutants removal; modeling; novel materials; innovative fabrication techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membranes and Membrane Reactors for Gas Purification and Production: Towards More Sustainable Processes
edited by Pasquale F. Zito
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane synthesis; membrane characterization; membrane reactors; H2 production; CH4 upgrading; CO2 removal; zeolite membranes; polymeric membranes; palladium membranes; green processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Electrodialysis and Novel Electro-Membrane Processes
edited by and Junbin Liao
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion-exchange membrane; electrodialysis; desalination; concentration; selective separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Polymer Electrolyte Membranes in Energy Conversion and Storage submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1274 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM); energy conversion; energy conversion devices; energy storage; fuel cell; electrolyzer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Nanofiltration Membranes: Preparation, Structure and Separation Performance
edited by and Wenjuan Zhang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1053 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymeric nanofiltration membranes; inorganic nanofiltration membranes; novel membrane preparation methods; novel membrane characterization methods; nanofiltration membranes with enhanced performance and stability; fouling study of nanofiltration membranes; relationship between structure and performance; applications of nanofiltration membranes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advanced Fabrication Techniques and Applications for High-Performance Polymer Membranes
edited by and Shu Yang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open
Keywords: hollow fiber membrane; nanofiber membrane; polymer membrane; membrane separation; advanced polymer science; high-performance membranes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Membrane Application: Separation, Purification and Recovery of Metals in Industrial Wastes
edited by Paula Jungwon Choi
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal recovery; membrane process; wastewater treatment; ceramic membranes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Nanoporous Framework Membranes: Structural Design and Versatile Separation
edited by Yujie Ban
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane; metal-organic frameworks; covalent-organic frameworks; hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks; supramolecular organic frameworks; structural design; versatile separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Biological Membranes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological membranes; molecular dynamics simulations; lipid bilayers; membrane proteins; lipid– protein interactions; membrane dynamics; ion channels; membrane permeability; membrane fusion and fission; computational biophysics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Membrane Systems for Metal Ion Extraction, 2nd Edition
edited by Michiaki Matsumoto
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 86 | 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)
Studies in Immune Evasion and Membrane Fusion of Virus
edited by Panke Qu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: immune evasion; membrane fusion; emerging viruses; glycoproteins; host factors; fusion-peptide; glycan; structure; vaccines; antivirals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation
edited by Lijun Meng and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane manufacture; membrane modification; membrane separation technique; green fabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Ion-Selective Electrodes and Membrane-Based Ion Sensing Devices: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 54 | 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)
Nanofiltration Membranes for Organic Pollutants Removal
edited by Qingquan Ma
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 18 | 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)
Preparation and Application of Nanofiltration Membranes
edited by
submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofiltration; desalination; membrane fouling; organic solvent nanofiltration; interfacial polymerization; molecular separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Membrane Technology for Sustainable Environmental Applications submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane operation; water recovery; nutrients separation; water desalination; sustainable technologies; hypersaline solutions; bioseparation; biogas upgrading; hydrogen separation; waste valorization; circular economy
Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation
edited by and Gengyi Zhang
submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon capture; organic vapor separation; composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering
Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing
edited by Wei Zhang and
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11753 | 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 143 | 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 87 | 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)
Membrane Fouling Control: Mechanism, Properties, and Applications
edited by , and Miaolu He
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2294 | 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)
Carbon-Nanomaterial-Based Membranes: Fabrication, Characterization, and Application
edited by Yichen Wu, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 578 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; nanocomposites; separation techniques; membrane modification; membrane process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Membrane Process Optimization and Membrane Design submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane process; process optimization; membrane design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Development, Characterization, and Application of Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal
edited by Wenli Jiang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 208 | 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)
Polymeric Membranes Engineered for Different Separation Processes submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 61 | 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)
Innovative Membrane Materials and Systems for Electrodialysis and Electro-Driven Separations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange membranes (IEMs); electrochemical membrane systems; electrodialysis; reverse electrodislydis; electrolysis
Research Progress of Hemodialysis Membrane Technology
edited by Sumarni Mansur and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemodialysis membrane; uremic toxin removal; membrane fabrication; biocompatibility; surface modification; dialysate regeneration; functional membranes; advanced membrane materials; biomedical membranes
Membrane Carriers for Drug Delivery Purposes
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 60 | 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
New Trends in Membrane Technologies for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants
edited by Guangze Nie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 120 | 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)
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 80 | 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 for Ion-Exchange and Water Purification
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | 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)
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