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Membrane Technologies for Water Purification (2nd Edition)
edited by , and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane processes; emergent membrane processes; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Mixed Matrix Membranes: Shifting Focus Toward Complex and Demanding Separations
edited by Caio M. Paranhos and Daniel Eiras
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; complex separations; demanding separations; gas and vapor separations; water treatment; process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
New Advances in Membrane Separation Technology for Water Pollution Control and Membrane Fouling Mitigation, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 113 | 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)
Advances and Perspectives in Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration/Nanofiltration Membranes
edited by Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: pressure-driven membrane processes; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; membrane applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
New Challenges in Membrane Technology for Desalination
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane desalination; surface modification; antifouling membranes; membrane materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membrane Desalination and Salinity Gradient Energy: Process Modeling, Optimization, and Advanced Control submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: reverse osmosis; forward osmosis; pressure retarded osmosis; osmotically assisted reverse osmosis; reverse electrodialysis; membrane distillation; membrane capacitive deionization; process control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Recent Advances in Porous Inorganic and Reticulate Matter Membranes for Sustainable Separation
edited by Yi Liu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 343 | 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)
Computational and Mechanistic Insights into Cell Membrane-Targeted Drug Delivery
edited by and Shenhui Liu
submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell membrane targeting; drug delivery; computational design; molecular simulations; drug– membrane interactions; receptor-mediated targeting; membrane-active peptides; biomolecular design; therapeutic design; AI-driven molecular engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Next-Generation SURMOF-Based Membranes: From Controlled Growth to Advanced Separation and Functional Devices
edited by Tawheed Hashem
submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: SURMOFs; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); MOF membranes; thin-film MOFs; surface-anchored MOFs; layer-by-layer growth (LPE); selective transport; molecular sieving; gas separation; water purification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3834 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1785 | 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)
Towards Water Sustainability: Progress, Applications, and Challenges in Membrane Technology submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1561 | 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 and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347 | 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)
Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules (2nd Edition)
edited by Katarzyna Gębczak and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | 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)
Catalyst Design and Stability in Membrane-Based Electrolysis
edited by Chengli Rong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 333 | 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)
Novel Membrane Materials and Membrane Modification
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 308 | 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)
Advances in Biomembrane Structure, Dynamics, and Function
edited by Nesrine Aissaoui
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 251 | 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)
Advanced Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Low-Cost Materials, Characterization and Modeling
edited by and Mohamed Douma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-cost membrane materials; bioinspired membranes; wastewater treatment; porosimetric modeling; pore size distribution; ceramic and geomaterial membranes; membrane microstructure; capillary flow porometry; NMR/DSC porosimetry; hybrid membranes; AI for membrane design; energy-efficient filtration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for New Energy Conversion and Storage Devices
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; ion solvating membrane; fuel cells; water electrolysis; and flow battery
Tackling Membrane Fouling: Mechanistic Insights and Advanced Migration Technologies
edited by Hang Xu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane fouling; antifouling membranes; sustainable wastewater treatment; membrane cleaning; fouling modeling; hydrophilic/hydrophobic modifications; membrane fouling prediction; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Next-Generation Gas Separation Membranes: Reticular Chemistry, Functional Fillers, and Scalable Fabrication
edited by Miso Kang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed matrix membranes (MMMs); covalent organic frameworks (COFs); metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs); thin-film composite membranes; interfacial engineering; CO2 capture and separation; molecular sieving; filler morphology control; gas transport mechanisms; scalable membrane fabrication; CCUS (carbon capture; utilization; and storage)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Synthesis and Properties of Zeolite Membranes
edited by Shuanshi Fan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: zeolite membranes; membrane synthesis; characterization; pervaporation; gas separation; solvent dehydration; microstructure; transport mechanisms; MOF– zeolite composites; membrane stability; thin-film zeolites; inorganic membranes; molecular sieving; energy-efficient separations; industrial scaling-up
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Advanced Membrane and Surface-Cover Materials and Processes for Environmental Resource Recovery, Water Conservation, and Salinity Control
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: resource recovery; ion-exchange membranes; bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED); wastewater reclamation; critical metal extraction; carbon capture and regeneration; biological soil crusts; evaporation suppression; salinity control; liquid mulch films
Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation
edited by Lijun Meng and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane manufacture; membrane modification; membrane separation technique; green fabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Membrane Technologies for Challenging Water Treatment: Salinity, Micropollutants, and Complex Matrices
edited by Jinxin Liu
submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane separation; saline wastewater; micropollutants removal; complex water matrices; membrane fouling; industrial wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; water reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2875 | 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)
Regulation of Membrane Protein Function: Structural Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane protein function; lipid composition; ion channel; GPCR activation; protein– protein interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Advanced Materials and Optimization of Membranes for Gas Separation
edited by Wenji Zheng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas separation membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering; molecular sieves; MOFs; polymeric membranes; gas transport mechanisms; carbon capture; hydrogen purification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
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