Novel Membrane Technologies for Traditional Industrial Processes

Dear Colleagues,

Membrane separation technology has achieved successes in many industrial processes, such as water-related areas, including water purification, wastewater treatment, seawater desalination, etc., separation and purification of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, gases, and so forth. Membrane technology has intrinsic advantages, such as a small footprint, it is environmentally benign, has low operation costs, and a high efficiency. However, the industrial applications of membrane technologies are still limited. For instance, wastewater treatment and seawater desalination are still considered the largest market for membrane applications. Some other opportunities such as organic-organic separation, nature gas sweetnening, olefin/parafin separation are challenged by the problems including the low selectivity, poor stability, and fouling of the membrane materials.

This Special Issue on “Novel Membrane Technologies for Traditional Industrial Processes” aims to introduce some novel and state-of-the-art membrane separation technologies, including, but not limited to, forward osmosis (FO), pervaporation membranes (PV), and organic solvent nanofiltration membranes (OSN) for industrial applications. Research articles, as well as reviews, are invited. We hope that this Special Issue will provide some insights into the future directions of membrane technologies.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Pervaporation membranes for desalination of brackish, seawater and brines;
• Membranes based gas separation processes;
• The appliations of FO membranes in reverse osmosis and nanofiltration;
• Anti-fouling properties of membranes for water treatment;
• The applications of organic nanofiltration membranes.

Prof. Dr. Pei Li
Prof. Dr. Yan Wang
Prof. Dr. Lan-ying Jiang
Prof. Dr. Tai-shung Chung
Guest Editors

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