Advanced Functional Materials and Membranes for Water Treatment
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials in Separation Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane filtration processes for water and wastewater treatment; microplastic and neoplastic removal; renewable energies; environmental sustainability
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane separation is an indispensable technology used in water and wastewater treatment; it offers a reliable and effective means of removing a wide range of contaminants, metals, and salt ions from water, especially during the treatment of industrial wastewater. Different membrane separation schemes, such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, forward osmosis, and membrane distillation, are used depending on the pollutants being targeted and the wastewater’s source. Membrane separation has advantages like a high removal efficiency, compact design, and minimal chemical usage, making it a sustainable and increasingly vital component of modern water/wastewater treatment systems.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following key areas:
- Polymeric and ceramic membrane materials for water and wastewater treatment;
- Prevalent membrane filtration techniques, such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis;
- Innovative membrane technologies or nanomaterials for enhanced separation;
- Emerging forward osmosis and membrane distillation techniques, including pressure-driven distillation;
- Membrane bioreactor systems;
- Hybrid membrane systems;
- The computing and simulation of membrane systems;
- Technoeconomic analysis of membrane processes;
- AI-aided membrane processes.
Dr. Hongbo Du
Dr. Li Yan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microfiltration
- ultrafiltration
- nanofiltration
- forward osmosis
- reverse osmosis
- membrane distillation
- ceramic membrane
- membrane bioreactor
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