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Membranes publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Membrane Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future: IMSTEC 2025
edited by and Nawshad Akther
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane science & technology; separation processes; water & gas treatment; energy & biomedical applications; sustainable & advanced materials
Cutting-Edge Research and Technological Advancements of Membranes for Separation Processes
edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 649 | 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 Discoveries in Fundamental and Application Research in Lipid Membrane submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid membrane; analytical chemistry; vesicles; artificial cells; lipid nanoparticles; phase behavior/structure of lipids; cell membranes; microdomains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Membrane Fouling and Antifouling Strategies for Water and Wastewater Treatment
edited by Hui Wang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | 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 83 | 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 50 | 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 1109 | 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
submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 294 | 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 71 | 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 submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 411 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 188 | 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 135 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 103 | 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 71 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 56 | 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 51 | 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
submission deadline 7 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 10 | 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 submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 54 | 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 1365 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 340 | 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)
Plasma Membrane Dynamics and Oncogenic Signaling: Emerging Interfaces in Cancer Biology
edited by , and Christopher R. Murphy
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 145 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 117 | 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)
Advanced Metallic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Purification: From Material Design to Performance Optimization
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; gas separation; membrane materials; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; CALPHAD; industrial applications
Membranes and Memory: From Fundamentals and Mechanisms to Neuromorphic Devices
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 73 | 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)
Nanofiltration: Membranes, Process Designs, Modules, and Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofiltration; process design; membrane applications; membrane modules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Membrane Technologies and Process Modelling for Circular Economy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | 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)
Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications (2nd Edition)
edited by , , and Rong Xu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | 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)
Ion Conducting Membranes for Electrochemical and Waste Water Treatements Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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 31 | 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 , and Lu Peng
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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 3193 | 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 and Antônio José da Costa Filho
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2076 | 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)
Next-Generation Functional Membranes for Energy, Environment, and Biomedicine
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 138 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 72 | 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 , and Tong Lin
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 40 | 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 and Shuai Guo
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2230 | 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 259 | 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 18 | 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 250 | 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)
Multiscale Modeling and Data-Driven Approaches for Advancing Membrane Separation Processes submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 29 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853 | 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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