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Solar-Assisted Thermal-Driven Membrane Distillation

edited by

Chii-Dong Ho

and Yi-Wun Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar-assisted thermal-driven membrane distillation; microporous hydrophobic membrane; membranes separation processes; saline water desalination; optimal design

(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 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5534 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration membrane; ion selectivity; precise sieving

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

Recent Advances in Polymer Inclusion Membranes

edited by

Anna Nowik-Zaja̧c

and

Iwona Zawierucha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 508 | 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

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

Emerging Superwetting Membranes: New Advances in Water Treatment

edited by

Cailong Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: superwetting membranes; water treatment; surface engineering; membrane separation; nanotechnology; heavy metal removal; organic pollutant separation; desalination; oil– water separation; membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling; membrane durability

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

Design and Applications of COFs/MOFs-Based Membranes

edited by Xiansong Shi,

Nengxiu Zhu

Wei Zhao

and Junyu Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes; COFs; MOFs; liquid separation; gas separation; AI

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

Design and Characterization of Nanofiltration Membranes for Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Shiyu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration membranes; membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; membrane structure manipulation; water purification; wastewater reclamation

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

Two-Dimensional Material-Based Membranes for Gas Capture and Separation

edited by He Li, Jianbo Liu and

Wen-Hua Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; gas capture and separation; membrane separation; membrane process; molecular simulation

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

Advances in Graphene-Based Membranes for Next-Generation Separation Technologies

edited by

Quan Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 71 | 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)

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Pollutant Removal and Resource Recovery

edited by Chao Yu, Yao Zhu and Jia Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: delayed phase inversion method; mixed matrix membrane; molecularly imprinting membrane; Janus membrane; catalytic membrane; selective separation; hydrogen peroxide; PVDF; 2D material

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

Cutting-Edge Research and Technological Advancements of Membranes for Separation Processes

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; polymer membranes; sustainable technologies; advanced membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; challenging membrane separations

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

New Advances in Membrane Separation Technology for Water Pollution Control and Membrane Fouling Mitigation

edited by Zhonglong Yin and Weichen Lin

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; water pollution control; antifouling membrane; membrane cleaning; membrane fouling; self-cleaning membrane

(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 16 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 285 | 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)

Green Membrane Technologies: Advancements in Materials and Energy Efficiency for Water Treatment

edited by

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3347 | 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)

Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries

edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3319 | 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)

Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Membrane Separations: From Preparation to Processes

edited by

Eleonora Ricci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1325 | 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)

Membrane Catalytic Oxidation in Water Treatment

edited by Ying Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 477 | 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 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 177 | 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)

Applications and Assessment for Membrane Distillation

edited by Seunghyun Hong and Xuan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation; novel membranes; innovative configuration; optimal design; modeling; assessment; emerging applications

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

Functionalized Membranes for Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Jianan Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized membranes; water treatment; wastewater treatment

Studies in Membrane Perturbation and Signaling

edited by

Yanxing Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane perturbation; membrane signaling; lipid– protein interactions; pore formation; membrane– protein complexes; molecular dynamics of membranes; membrane-mediated cellular responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

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

edited by

Anna Kowalik-Klimczak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; membrane processes; water; nutrients; wastewater

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Gas Capture and Clean Energy: Multiscale Insights and Applications

edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and

Maria-Chiara Ferrari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 32 | 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

Innovative Frontiers in Osmotic Membrane Technologies: Advances in Forward and Reverse Osmosis

edited by

Javad Farahbakhsh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: forward osmosis; reverse osmosis; membrane advanced materials; surface modification; desalination and brine management; membrane fouling and cleaning; energy-efficient separation; stimuli-responsive membranes; modeling and artificial intelligence in membrane processes

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

Innovations in Thin-Film Composite Membranes with Modified Support Layers for Enhanced Separation Performance

edited by Shabin Mohammed

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: TFC; polyamide membrane; membrane support; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis

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

Recent Developments in Inorganic Membranes for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Dong Zou

and Jinxin Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 117 | 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

Hong Wu

and

Zhi Wang

submission deadline 2 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2959 | 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

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 498 | 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)

Advances in Porous Hydrophobic Membrane Materials for Membrane Distillation

edited by

Alberto Figoli

and

Xue Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7664 | 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

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 100 | 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

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 19 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 117 | 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

Chuanyu Sun

and

Lihong Yu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12478 | 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)

Bipolar Membranes: New Trends and Prospects

edited by Xiaoli Ge, Subarna Kole and Hengzhou Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 214 | 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

Jadwiga Maniewska

and Katarzyna Gębczak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9329 | 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)

Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori, Giordana Demaman Arend and

Frederico Marques Penha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3451 | 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)

Nanoporous Framework Membranes: Structural Design and Versatile Separation

edited by Yujie Ban

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 218 | 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)

Nanofiltration Membranes: Preparation, Structure and Separation Performance

edited by

Chunli Liu

and Wenjuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 152 | 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)

Studies in Immune Evasion and Membrane Fusion of Virus

edited by Panke Qu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Preparation and Application of Nanofiltration Membranes

edited by

Meiling Liu

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 285 | 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

edited by

Gianluca Di Profio

and

Elvira Pantuso

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane operation; water recovery; nutrients separation; water desalination; sustainable technologies; hypersaline solutions; bioseparation; biogas upgrading; hydrogen separation; waste valorization; circular economy

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Membrane Process Optimization and Membrane Design

edited by

Olawumi O. Sadare

and

Michael O. Daramola

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 481 | 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 189 | 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)

New Trends in Membrane Technologies for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants

edited by Guangze Nie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 91 | 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)

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 53 | 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)

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 21 | Submission Open

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

Membrane Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future: IMSTEC 2025

edited by

Jingwei Hou

and Nawshad Akther

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane science & technology; separation processes; water & gas treatment; energy & biomedical applications; sustainable & advanced materials

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