Research Progress in Nanomaterials and Processes for Separation Membranes
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials in Separation Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 3334
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ALD (atomic layer deposition); CVD (chemical vapour deposition); thin films; membranes; nanoparticles
Interests: wet chemistry (chemical bath deposition, sol-gel and hydrothermal aspects); membranes; nanostructures; wettability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The daily work of most industrial chemists involves separating the components of large chemical mixtures to obtain pure or purer forms. The energy-intensive processes involved, such as distillation, account for a significant portion of the world's energy consumption. Adopting more energy-efficient methods of purifying chemicals could lead to substantial reductions in energy costs and CO2 emissions. However, the current alternatives to distillation, such as sorting molecules by chemical properties or size, are not well-developed or easily scalable. To address this issue, there is a need to explore better and more easily manufactured membrane technologies. Utilizing the physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials for precise molecular sieving has received widespread attention at both the fundamental and practical levels in separation technology. In this Special Issue, we seek to gather innovative research updates on nanomaterials and process engineering for chemical separation, with the aim of achieving global benefits through improved separation methods.
Dr. Matthieu Weber
Dr. David Riassetto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- sieving
- separation
- thin film
- functionalization
- membranes
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