Development and Simulation of Coalescing Technology in Efficient Separation Processes
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Separation Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multiphase flow in porous media; preparation of advanced functional filtration materials; research and development of high-efficiency filtration and separation technology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-efficiency filtration and separation are an important area of research due to the increasing demand for sustainable and efficient production processes in various industries. Coalescing is one of the most effective methods to separate a dispersed liquid phase from a continuous gas phase or liquid phase for many industrial applications. Coalescing is a very complex process, of which the performance is affected by a number of parameters including operating conditions (flow velocity, droplet concentration, and liquid loading rate), liquid properties (liquid viscosity and surface tension), and the structures of filter media (thickness, diameter, wettability, average pore size, and packing density). There is a growing need to investigate the coalescing separation process and its mechanism in order to provide technical support for the optimization of coalescing filters.
The aim of this Special Issue is to showcase cutting-edge coalescing technology in industrial separation processes and explore the experimental methods, modeling, and development of gas–liquid or liquid–liquid separation. The submission of manuscripts involving novel technologies and new materials or advanced simulating methods is most welcome for this Special Issue. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Aerosols separated from air or gas;
- Novel separation media applied to industrial oil–water separation;
- Re-design and development of new coalescing materials and filters;
- Simulation and mathematical optimization of separation processes.
Dr. Cheng Chang
Prof. Dr. Lei Xing
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coalescing
- aerosol
- oil–water separation
- filter media
- fiber
- wettability
- surface modification
- structural optimization
- simulation
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