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Advances in Polymeric Membranes for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13052 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Design, Characterization and Application of Membrane Filtration Process
edited by Haitao Wang, Na Chang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open
Keywords: new membrane materials; membrane structure design; membrane processes; resource recovery; membrane modification processes; applications; characterisation methods; membrane fouling
Membrane Separation Technology in Industrial Wastewater Treatment
edited by Míriam Cristina Santos Amaral and Victor Rezende Moreira
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1509 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial wastewater reuse; sustainable wastewater management; brine management; smart membranes; pilot-scale studies; circular economy in wastewater treatment; zero liquid discharge; industrial symbiosis; membrane performance monitoring; hybrid membrane systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advances in Membrane Processes for Wastewater Treatment
edited by Ann H. Mounteer
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 994 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane process; wastewater treatment; micropollutants removal; reuse; cost analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation
edited by Gengyi Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon capture; organic vapor separation; thin-film composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Mixed-Matrix Membranes: Characterization and Applications
edited by Juhyeon Ahn and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed-matrix membrane; flexible membrane; ion-conducive polymer electrolyte; solid-state battery; CO2 capture; membrane characterization; process and engineering; transport theory; energy storage; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Recent Advances in Mixed Matrix Membranes
edited by Caio M. Paranhos and Jose Arnaldo Costa
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; nanocomposites; nanostructured membranes; membrane functionalization
Membranes Processes for Marine Environment
edited by and Clémence Cordier
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea water; membrane processes; industrial applications; microalgae; aquaculture; aquapony; drinking water; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; membrane distillation; purification; extraction of interest compounds; biofouling; osmotic pressure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advanced Membrane Technologies for Ion Separation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane materials; membrane modules; process integration; applications; challenges
Breakthrough on Mixed Matrix Membranes via Strategic Structural Engineering of Materials
edited by Heseong An
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas separation; mixed matrix membrane; structural engineering; interfacial interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Innovative Approaches to CO2 Electroreduction: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by Mohammad Rezaei and Abdalaziz Aljabour
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 reduction; gas diffusion electrode; ion exchange membrane; proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; membrane morphology; interfacial engineering; catalyst incorporation; reactor design; technoeconomic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis
edited by Bjorn Hasa
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: anion exchange membranes; water electrolysis; fuel cells; ionomers; polymer; hydrogen production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Recent Research in Pervaporation Membranes
edited by Rujing Hou
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open
Keywords: pervaporation membrane; stability; separation efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules
edited by and Katarzyna Gębczak
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 256 | 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)
Biomass-based Nanofiltration Membranes for Sustainable Chemical Separation
edited by and Yanlian Xu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; nanofiltration membrane; water purification; ionic separation; organic solvent nanofiltration; high flux and rejection; antifouling; mass transport; new separation processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Morphological and Highly Sensitive Detection (HSD) Observations of Monolayers
edited by Zameer Shervani and Yasushi Yamamoto
submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1943 | Submission Open
Keywords: lipid monolayer; commercial surfactants monolayers; effect of additives; BAM (Brewster Angle Microscopy); STm (Surface Tension measurement); surface pressure-molecular area isotherms; quartz crystal oscillator (QCO) method; small and large molecules as additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Porous Material Based Membranes for Liquid Separation
edited by Ting Chen and Guangwei He
submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: porous materials; MOFs; COFs; membranes; liquid separation
Advances in Membrane Distillation
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4030 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; energy; modeling and simulation; application
Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries
edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 409 | 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)
Advanced Membrane Technologies for Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment
edited by Heliang Pang, Xiaoyuan Zhang, and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane reactor; wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; energy and carbon source recovery; novel membrane materials; anti-fouling; membrane fouling; fouling control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advances in Symmetric and Asymmetric Lipid Membranes
edited by
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18601 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Advanced Flexible Membranes for Next-Generation Electrochemical Energy Devices submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4938 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation electrochemical energy devices; membranes; polymeric and hybrid polymer– ceramic structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Membrane Processes in a Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4101 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; membranes; treatment processes; water; nutrients; raw materials; wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Membranes for Energy and the Environment
edited by , and Hongying Hou
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Membrane Separation and Water Treatment: Modeling and Application
edited by Xianghao Ren, Linan Xing and Jooil Park
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | 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 Other Areas)
Advances in Membrane Surface Modifications and Functionalizations for Efficient Separation Processes
edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and Farhad Moghadam
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; surface functionalization; thin film membrane; nanomaterials; antifouling; antibacterial; interfacial coating; electrochemical modification; gas separation; water treatment; drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Advances in Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Membrane Distillation and Membrane Separation Processes submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21736 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane distillation; membrane separation processes; desalination and brine treatment; solar-powered membrane separation processes; wastewater treatment; modelling and simulation; control of membrane processes; energy optimization
State-of-the-Art Membrane Science and Technology in North America (2023,2024) submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11048 | Submission Open
Innovations in Membrane Technology for Food Applications
edited by Juliana Steffens
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane materials; membrane preparation and characterization; membrane processes; modeling and simulation of membrane process; food process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
The Thin-Film Composite Membrane: Principles, Productions and Applications
edited by Kátia Cecília de Souza Figueiredo and Camila Baldasso
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open
Keywords: antifouling membranes; phase inversion; polymerization; recyclation of membranes; TFC large-scale preparation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Prospects for Nanocomposite Membrane Applications
edited by Chen Wang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanocomposite membrane; nanomaterial; water purification; desalination; organic solvent purification; gas separation; energy storage; environmental remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Biological Membranes as Targets for Natural and Synthetic Compounds—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane; natural product; target; synthesis; bioassay; drug discovey; drug development; medicinal chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Advanced Membrane Materials for CO2 Capture and Separation
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15267 | Submission Open
Keywords: membranes; carbon capture; polymers; metal-organic frameworks; 2D materials; mixed matrix materials; techno-economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Biological Membrane Dynamics and Reorganization Induced by Light Changes submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2851 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane biophysics; thylakoid membrane dynamics; dynamic interactions and reorganization; transient complexes; dynamic changes in protein– membrane organization; protein/lipid hydrophobic mismatch as a driving force; lipid-phase induced enzyme activation; lipid sorting; protein oligomerization; molecular dynamics simulations; X-ray; cryo-EM and NMR structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
New Challenges in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
edited by and Shuang Xing
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cell; challenge; material; modeling; system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Advanced Membrane Technology for Hydrogen Production and Carbon Capture
edited by , and Pom Kharel
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; hydrogen production; carbon capture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)
Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing
edited by Wei Zhang and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane material; membrane chromatography; membrane filtration; bioseparation; downstream processing; charactarization; process development; process optimization; scale up; mechnisitic study; process modelling
Ceramic Membranes for Removal of Emerging Pollutants
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open
Keywords: ceramic membrane; water treatment; emerging contaminants; inorganic membrane; environmental
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
Advances in Functional Separation Membranes for Pervaporation and Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
edited by Shivshankar Chaudhari and Min Young Shon
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open
Keywords: pervaporation; organic solvent nanofiltration; surface modification; hydrophilic; organophilic; mixed matrix membrane; interfacial polymerization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Sustainable Advances in Oil & Gas, Mining, and Environmental Technologies: Innovations in Membrane and Porous Material Technologies
edited by Arash Mollahosseini
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 175 | 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
Membranes in Ammonia Transport and Separation
edited by Angela Kruth
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: Ammonia separation; Ammonia storage; Ammonia absorption; membrane processing; membrane characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Membrane Process Optimization and Membrane Design submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane process; process optimization; membrane design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)
Advancements in Membrane Technologies for Resource Recovery
edited by , Akbar Samadi, and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; resource recovery; circular economy; sustainable membranes; wastewater mining; selectivity and permeability; integrated membrane systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)
Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3621 | 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)
Design Principles and Biomedical Applications of Multifunctional Biological Membranes
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2471 | Submission Open
Keywords: cell membranes; solid membranes; fluid membranes; multicomponent membranes; bioactive membranes; external fields; external flows; endocytosis/exocytosis; membrane fusion/fission; membrane budding; pattern formation; phase separation; lipid rafts; lipid-lipid interactions; lipid-protein interactions; protein-protein interactions; drug-membrane interactions; nanoparticle-membrane interactions; transmembrane ion channels; signal transduction; membrane structure and organization; mathematical modeling; numerical simulations; intracellular communication; extracellular vesicles; ion regulation; geometric confinements; extracellular matrix; protein scaffolding; membrane trafficking; cytoskeleton network; cortical layers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)
Advanced Membranes and Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2180 | 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)
Membrane Technologies for Water Purification
edited by , and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | 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)
Nanofiltration Membranes for Precise Separation
edited by Shenghua Zhou, Guiliang Li and Yang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofiltration membrane; ion selectivity; precise sieving
Hollow Fiber Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: Fundamentals, State-of-the-Art, and Recent Advancements submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open
Keywords: hollow fibre spinning; principles and progress; gas transport in hollow fiber membranes; membrane morphology; configuration and special features; membrane materials (advanced polymers; ionic liquids); thin film composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; catalytic membranes; gas and vapour transport phenomena; pure and mixed gases; thermal and mechanical properties; plasticization and physical aging; theory; modelling and simulations (quantum mechanics; molecular dynamics); carbon capture and conversion; biogas upgrading and natural gas treatment; helium recovery; hydrogen separation; membrane processes and process simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)
Current Research into Membranes in Water Desalination Technology and Engineering
edited by Jimoh Kayode Adewole and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1080 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; desalination; distillation; reverse osmosis; water filtration; fouling; osmosis; electrodialysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)
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