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Membrane Fouling and Antifouling Strategies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Hui Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes for water treatment; membrane fouling; fouling mechanism; anti-fouling strategies; fouling characterization

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

Catalyst Design and Stability in Membrane-Based Electrolysis

edited by Chengli Rong

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

Keywords: membrane electrode assembly (MEA)-based electrolysis; membrane science; ion transport and selectivity; catalyst– membrane interactions; stability and durability; catalyst degradation and durability mechanisms; operando and in situ characterization techniques; stability enhancement strategies

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

Porous Nanofiber Composite Membranes: Preparation, Functionalization and Applications

edited by Hongxia Wang and Jia Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; nanofibers; composite membranes; membrane fabrication; surface functionalization; separation; water treatment

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

Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Method Development for Complex Membrane Transport

edited by Christian Jorgensen

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane transport; drug permeation; drug delivery; computational modeling; permeability prediction; biological membranes; non-biological membranes; complex membranes; computer-aided drug design

Membrane Technologies in Hydrogen Separation and Purification

edited by

David Alique

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen purification; hydrogen separation technologies; proton-conducting membranes; palladium membranes; ceramic membranes; polymer membranes; mixed-matrix; dense membranes; porous membranes; membrane reactors; process intensification

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

Recent Advances in Porous Inorganic and Reticulate Matter Membranes for Sustainable Separation

edited by Yi Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous inorganic membranes; membrane separation; zeolite membranes; metal– organic framework (MOF) membranes; gas separation; water purification; pervaporation; light hydrocarbon separation; microstructure manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)

Polymeric Membranes Engineered for Different Separation Processes

edited by

Loreto García Fernández

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 495 | 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)

Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation

edited by Lijun Meng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 195 | 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 140 | 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 110 | 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 80 | 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 66 | 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 60 | 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 35 | 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 90 | 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 1394 | 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 352 | 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 242 | 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 150 | 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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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 128 | 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 114 | 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 109 | 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 107 | 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 83 | Submission Open

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

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

Membranes and Memory: From Fundamentals and Mechanisms to Neuromorphic Devices

edited by

Dima Bolmatov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 80 | 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)

Membrane Technologies and Process Modelling for Circular Economy

edited by

Eoin Syron

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 68 | 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 53 | 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)

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 52 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Membrane Modification for Next-Generation Water Treatment

edited by Dan Song and Linlin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; modification strategies; novel techniques

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

Membranes for Recourse Recovery

edited by

Xianhui Li

Ying Mei

and Lu Peng

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

New Trends in Membrane Technologies for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants

edited by Guangze Nie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3254 | 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 2424 | 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)

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 991 | 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)

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

edited by

Anna Nowik-Zaja̧c

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 145 | 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 96 | 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 46 | Submission Open

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

(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 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2325 | 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 265 | 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)

Model Membrane Platforms

edited by Ramanathan Nagarajan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 32 | 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)

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

edited by Lu Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 282 | 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)

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 181 | 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)

Biological Membranes In Silico—Unraveling Mechanisms Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations

edited by Haoyuan Jing and Yanbin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 137 | 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)

Multiscale Modeling and Data-Driven Approaches for Advancing Membrane Separation Processes

edited by

Mohamed Taky

Soufian El-Ghzizel

and

Victor V. Nikonenko

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; transport phenomena; multiscale modeling; fouling and scaling prediction; data-driven models; process modeling and simulation

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

Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chanhyuk Park

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1924 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membrane; wastewater; reuse; reclaim; treatment; inorganic; bioreactor; water reclamation

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

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