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Advanced Polymeric Materials for Membrane Technology II
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Advanced Polymeric Materials for Membrane Technology II

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Membranes and Films".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 December 2022) | Viewed by 6278

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Anastasia V. Penkova

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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetsky Prospect 26, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia
Interests: polymer membranes; nanocomposites; pervaporation; ultrafiltration; gas separation; nanofiltration; thermodynamics and kinetics of nonequilibrium processes; layer by layer; bulk modification; surface modification; mixed matrix membranes; plasma treatment; dehydration; water treatment
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Dr. Mariia E. Dmitrenko

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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, St. Petersburg State University, Universitetsky Prospect 26, St. Petersburg 198504, Russia
Interests: polymer membranes; composite; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; pervaporation; membrane mass transport; polyelectrolytes; surface and bulk modification
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Dr. Tatiana Plisko

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Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Interests: polymer membrane; polymer membrane modification; membrane separation processes; ultrafiltration; pervaporation; nanofiltration; gas separation; thin film composite membranes; biodegradable polymers; smart membranes; smart polymers; mixed matrix membranes; polymer solutions
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Further to the success of the Special Issue of Polymers "Advanced Polymeric Materials for Membrane Technology", we are delighted to reopen the Special Issue, now entitled "Advanced Polymeric Materials for Membrane Technology II”. Membrane processes have gained an important place in the world due to their effectiveness, sustainability, and low environmental impact. Polymer membranes with tailored properties obtained by bulk or surface modification by different approaches or prepared from newly designed polymers are of significant fundamental and industrial interest in various fields. Novel preparation and modification techniques for polymer membranes help to develop emission-free “green” membrane processes that are particularly necessary for modern society. Special emphasis will be placed the following, but other subjects are also of interest: 

  • Membrane development;
  • Membrane characterization;
  • Bulk membrane modification;
  • Surface membrane modification (plasma, layer-by-layer, thin layers);
  • Membrane transport properties;
  • Simulation of membrane processes;
  • Application of novel membrane materials. 

Dr. Anastasia V. Penkova
Dr. Mariia E. Dmitrenko
Dr. Tatiana V. Plisko
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • microfiltration
  • ultrafiltration
  • nanofiltration
  • reverse osmosis
  • gas separation
  • vapor permeation
  • pervaporation
  • membrane distillation
  • membrane contactors
  • composite membranes
  • mixed matrix membranes
  • hybrid membranes
  • membrane mass-transport
  • modeling/simulation
  • layer by layer
  • polyelectrolytes

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Polymeric Materials and Microfabrication Techniques for Liquid Filtration Membranes
by Thomas Kerr-Phillips, Benjamin Schon and David Barker
Polymers 2022, 14(19), 4059; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14194059 - 27 Sep 2022
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This review surveys and summarizes the materials and methods used to make liquid filtration membranes. Examples of each method including phase inversion, electrospinning, interfacial polymerization, thin film composites, stretching, lithography and templating techniques, are given and the pros and cons of each method [...] Read more.
This review surveys and summarizes the materials and methods used to make liquid filtration membranes. Examples of each method including phase inversion, electrospinning, interfacial polymerization, thin film composites, stretching, lithography and templating techniques, are given and the pros and cons of each method are discussed. Trends of recent literature are also discussed and their potential direction is deliberated. Furthermore, the polymeric materials used in the fabrication process of liquid filtration membranes are also reviewed and trends and similarities are shown and discussed. Thin film composites and selective filtration applications appear to be a growing area of research for membrane technology. Other than the required mechanical properties (tensile strength, toughness and chemical and thermal stability), it becomes apparent that polymer solubility and hydropathy are key factors in determining their applicability for use as a membrane material. Full article
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Pervaporation as a Successful Tool in the Treatment of Industrial Liquid Mixtures
by Kadavil Subhash Lakshmy, Devika Lal, Anandu Nair, Allan Babu, Haritha Das, Neethu Govind, Mariia Dmitrenko, Anna Kuzminova, Aleksandra Korniak, Anastasia Penkova, Abhimanyu Tharayil and Sabu Thomas
Polymers 2022, 14(8), 1604; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14081604 - 14 Apr 2022
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Pervaporation is one of the most active topics in membrane research, and it has time and again proven to be an essential component for chemical separation. It has been employed in the removal of impurities from raw materials, separation of products and by-products [...] Read more.
Pervaporation is one of the most active topics in membrane research, and it has time and again proven to be an essential component for chemical separation. It has been employed in the removal of impurities from raw materials, separation of products and by-products after reaction, and separation of pollutants from water. Given the global problem of water pollution, this approach is efficient in removing hazardous substances from water bodies. Conventional processes are based on thermodynamic equilibria involving a phase transition such as distillation and liquid–liquid extraction. These techniques have a relatively low efficacy and nowadays they are not recommended because it is not sustainable in terms of energy consumption and/or waste generation. Pervaporation emerged in the 1980s and is now becoming a popular membrane separation technology because of its intrinsic features such as low energy requirements, cheap separation costs, and good quality product output. The focus of this review is on current developments in pervaporation, mass transport in membranes, material selection, fabrication and characterization techniques, and applications of various membranes in the separation of chemicals from water. Full article
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