Dear Colleagues,

Recent years have witnessed fruitful research on thin films and mixed matrix membranes, which have found usage as membranes, adsorbents, catalysts, sensors, etc. Further advancement for thin films or mixed matrix membranes relies on better understanding of the materials science, processing techniques and transport phenomena. With the discovery and development of new materials, such as diverse 2D materials and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), there are renewed interests in realizing new applications with them. New film fabrication techniques and insights offer new opportunities for high-performance materials. For example, zeolite membrane thickness limits were pushed forward from about one micrometer to a few nanometers over the past twenty years. It greatly improves membrane separation performances and opens new separation possibilities. Understanding the transport phenomena in the separation process is of paramount importance. Equilibrium and kinetic properties help rationalize materials design for optimized performance.   

A lot of interesting research has been conducted to address different issues faced by thin films or mixed matrix membranes for more separation or other applications. I would like to invite you to contribute original research articles, perspective or review articles to this Special Issue on the development of thin films or mixed matrix membranes.

All the best,

Dr. Shaowei Yang
Guest Editor

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