Membranes

Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application

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submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7900 | 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

Zhongcan Ouyang

and

Hao Wu

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5814 | 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

Juan L. Acero

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4825 | 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)

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd

edited by

Gaetano Di Bella

and

Riccardo Campo

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in Fluorine-Free Membranes

edited by Tamas Nemeth, Patrick Fortin and

Annarosa Gugliuzza

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3087 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; water filtration; membrane separation; ion exchange membranes; fluorine-free membranes

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

Microfluidics and MEMS Technology for Membranes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jasmina Casals Terre

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; separation; microfiltration; nanoporous; membranes

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

Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing

edited by Wei Zhang and

Lingxue Kong

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9589 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane material; membrane chromatography; membrane filtration; bioseparation; downstream processing; charactarization; process development; process optimization; scale up; mechnisitic study; process modelling

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

Membrane Fouling Control: Mechanism, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Rui Miao

,

Pei Wang

and Miaolu He

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane fouling control; membrane fouling mechanism; membrane filtration technology; advanced pretreatment method; hybrid filtration systems; fouling-resistant membrane; membrane surface modification; self-cleaning membrane

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

Electrodialysis and Novel Electro-Membrane Processes

edited by

Jiangnan Shen

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membrane; electrodialysis; desalination; concentration; selective separation

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

Membrane Distillation: Module Design and Application Performance

edited by

Lebea N. Nthunya

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation crystallization; resource recovery; circular economy; zero liquid discharge; desalination; wastewater treatment

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

Membrane Application: Separation, Purification and Recovery of Metals in Industrial Wastes

edited by Paula Jungwon Choi

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal recovery; membrane process; wastewater treatment; ceramic membranes

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

Design, Synthesis, and Application of Inorganic Membranes

edited by Liangqing Li and

Shaowe Yang

submission deadline 28 May 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic membranes; hydrogen separation; carbon capture; energy processes; gas separation; liquid separation; ion separation; membrane catalysis; membrane fabrication; mixed matrix membranes

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

Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Advanced Separation Membrane Materials

edited by Hao Yang and Meidi Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1588 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane preparation; membrane characterization; membrane scale-up; smart membranes; sustainable membrane processes

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

Selected Papers from Membrane Society of Australasia Annual Meeting and Conference (MSA-AMC) 2024

edited by Chi Cheng and

George Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; membrane materials; desalination; resource recovery; air filtration; wastewater treatment

Tailored Ion Exchange Membranes for H2 Production and Fuel Cells

edited by Liliana Diaz,

Elvin Aliyev

and Graciela C. Abuin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFA-free polymers; bipolar membranes; PEM (proton exchange membrane); AEM (anionic exchange membrane); water electrolysis; seawater electrolysis; fuel cell

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

Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion

edited by Jieyuan Liu and

Naiying Du

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide; multicarbon product; electrocatalysis; membrane; CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR); CO2 capture

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

Advances in Porous Membrane and Its Applications

edited by Abdelkrim Abourriche and Younes Abouliatim

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; water treatment; desalination; gas separation; membrane materials; sustainability; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; industrial applications; environmental engineering

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

Recent Developments in Metal-Organic Framework Membranes

edited by Yanwei Sun and Qiang Ma

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3088 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– organic frameworks; MOF membranes; membrane-based separation; membrane structure; membrane simulation; membrane processes

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

Recent Progress in Electrospun Membranes

edited by Rulin Liu and Yongmei Wang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibrous membranes; advanced materials; filtration and purification; biomedical applications; tissue engineering; environmental remediation; energy storage

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

Polymer Electrolyte Membranes in Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Torsten Berning

and

Dmitri Bessarabov

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM); energy conversion; energy conversion devices; energy storage; fuel cell; electrolyzer

(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 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8474 | 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 and Innovation on Reverse and Forward Osmosis Membrane Processes

edited by

Yusak Hartanto

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis; forward osmosis; organic solvent reverse osmosis; organic solvent forward osmosis; desalination; water treatment; food processing; mineral processing; pharmaceutical processing

Innovations in Membrane Technology for Food Applications

edited by Juliana Steffens

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4236 | 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)

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2205 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; design; applications; structure– property relationship; chemical stabilization; ion transport enhancement

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

Composition and Biophysical Properties of Lipid Membranes

edited by

Mariana Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open

Keywords: mimetic membrane model systems; membrane permeability; membrane dynamics; cell recognition and signaling; lipid rafts; lipid– protein interactions; biophysical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Applications of Membrane Distillation in Water Treatment and Reuse

edited by

Jiaxin Guo

,

Chenxiao Jiang

and

Bhaskar Jyoti Deka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation; desalination; wastewater treatment; water reuse; water purification; membrane-based technology

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

Membranes and Membrane Reactors for Gas Purification and Production: Towards More Sustainable Processes

edited by Pasquale F. Zito

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane synthesis; membrane characterization; membrane reactors; H2 production; CH4 upgrading; CO2 removal; zeolite membranes; polymeric membranes; palladium membranes; green processes

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

Carbon-Nanomaterial-Based Membranes: Fabrication, Characterization, and Application

edited by Yichen Wu,

Ming Chen

and

Charles-François de Lannoy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; nanocomposites; separation techniques; membrane modification; membrane process intensification

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

Interfacial Interactions of Nanoparticles and Molecular Nanostructures with Model Membrane Systems

edited by

Konstantin T. Balashev

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: monolayers; bilayers; liposomes; atomic force microscopy (AFM); fluorescence microscopy; X-ray and neutron scattering; nanoparticles; macromolecules; enzymes; protein– lipid interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Nanostructure Membrane Materials in Water Treatment

edited by

Luis Armando Diaz-Torres

and Dachao Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; membrane synthesis; membrane characterization; nanostructure membrane materials; polymeric membrane; inorganic membrane; composite membranes; photocatalytic membranes; nanofiltration; wastewater treatment; drinking water treatment

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

Membranes Processes for Marine Environment

edited by

Philippe Moulin

and Clémence Cordier

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2844 | 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)

Sustainable Innovation in Membrane and Filtration Science for Circular Economy—Select Papers from AMSIC 2024

edited by Raja Ben Amar, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes and

Ivo F.J. Vankelecom

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials preparation; composites; surface modification; innovative fabrication techniques (advanced manufacturing; nanotech; thin films); green processes; circularity; indigenous practices; artificial intelligence; modeling tools; filtration mechanisms; air filtration; gas/vapor transport phenomena; water treatment technologies and applications; membranes for chemicals; life sciences; microelectronics; fuels; oils; hydraulics; fuel cells; batteries; hydrogen production; power generation; hybrid processes; sensors; analytics; and structural characterization

Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Clémence Coetsier and

Clement Trellu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membranes; micropollutants; water and wastewater treatment

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

Membrane-Based Technology for Drinking Water Treatment

edited by

Bin Liu

and Guangchao Li

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; combined process; membrane fabrication; emerging pollutant; operation management; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; electrodialysis membrane; catalytic membrane

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

Preparation and Properties of Pervaporation Composite Membranes

edited by Rui Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: pervaporation (PV); high salt wastewater; pressure driven; low energy consumption

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

Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications

edited by

María Ortencia González-Díaz

and

Manuel Aguilar Vega

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5981 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; water treatment; gas separation and membranes for biomedical applications; energy savings

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

Biological Membrane Dynamics and Reorganization Induced by Light Changes

edited by

Radka Vladkova

,

Sashka Krumova

and

Nia Petrova

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3770 | 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)

Zeolite Membranes and Membrane Reactor for Liquid Separation and Catalytic Application: Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Meihua Zhu

and Yongsheng Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite membrane; liquid separation; membrane reactor

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

Biomass-based Nanofiltration Membranes for Sustainable Chemical Separation

edited by

Xinda You

and Yanlian Xu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 454 | 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)

Membrane Design via Molecular Simulation and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Difan Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation; hybrid membrane; atomistic simulation; artificial intelligence; molecular simulation

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

Next-Generation Membranes for Enhanced Membrane Distillation Performance

edited by

Francesca Alessandro

and

Francesca Macedonio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative membrane materials; modified membranes; water and wastewater treatment; advanced membrane processes; membrane distillation

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

Current Research into Membranes in Water Desalination Technology and Engineering

edited by Jimoh Kayode Adewole and

Hsueh-Chia Chang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3165 | 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)

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Advancements in Materials, Performance, and Sustainable Applications

edited by Hamid Mounir and

Jin-Soo Park

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); PEM material; PEM cell properties; flow field design; water and gas management; operating parameter effects; fuel cell efficiency; PEMFC management; PEM performances; PEM fuel cell degradation

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

Membrane Systems: From Artificial Models to Cellular Applications

edited by Tao Chen and Dongxia Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: model membrane; membrane protein; plasma membrane; membrane dynamics; cellular processes; molecular dynamics simulation; hybrid membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation

edited by

Fei Guo

and

Zongli Xie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-membrane-surface effects; membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; modeling and simulation; polarization effects

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

Membrane Bioreactors: Recent Development and Application

edited by

Junjian Zheng

and Yuanyuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane bioreactor (MBR); wastewater treatment; membrane fouling; resource recovery

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

Membrane Technologies for Water Purification

edited by

José Antonio Mendoza-Roca

,

Silvia Álvarez Blanco

and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6489 | 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)

Recent Research in Pervaporation Membranes

edited by Rujing Hou

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: pervaporation membrane; stability; separation efficiency

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

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Efficient Membrane Separation Processes

edited by Chuanlong Ma and Lei Wang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; advanced membrane; membrane separation; surface functionalization/ surface modification; nanotechnologies; water purification; catalytic membrane; membrane characterization; membrane separation mechanisms

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

Design, Preparation and Application of Nanocomposite Membranes

edited by

Anele Mpupa

,