Sustainable Development and Applications in Membrane Technology
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 211
Special Issue Editors
Interests: process intensification; membrane technology applications; bioprocesses; process transfer and scale-up; sustainable process technology; downstream, bioreaction, and separation integration
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: resource recovery; membrane separation; wastewater treatment and reuse; membrane fabrication; desalination; mixed matrix membrane
Interests: membrane distillation; membrane separation; water/wastewater recovery; membrane synthesis; water treatment and desalination; membrane characterization
Interests: membrane contactor; membrane separation; solvent extraction; aqueous stream treatment; resource recovery; platform chemical recovery; heavy metal separation; inorganic membrane
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane technology has become a key driver of sustainable development, offering transformative solutions to pressing environmental, industrial, and societal challenges. This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advances and applications in membrane technology, highlighting its central role in achieving sustainable development goals. Focusing on innovative materials, processes, and systems, this Special Issue provides a platform to address critical aspects of sustainability, from resource recovery and carbon capture to renewable energy integration and process intensification.
Key topics include the following: advances in gas separation for carbon capture, hydrogen purification, and methane recovery; resource recovery through desalination, wastewater reuse, and extraction of valuable compounds; and innovations in greener membrane fabrication techniques that improve selectivity, permeability, and fouling resistance. In addition, sustainable membrane processes, hybrid systems, and multifunctional membranes integrated with renewable energy sources present strategies to minimize the environmental impact of membrane operations.
This Special Issue not only intends to complement the existing literature by presenting emerging trends such as nanotechnology-enabled membranes and membrane-integrated systems, but also provides actionable insights for developing socio-economically viable and environmentally sustainable solutions. By bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and practical applications, this Special Issue underscores the pivotal role of membrane technology in promoting a sustainable and resilient future.
Dr. Alan D. Pérez
Dr. Cigdem Balcik
Dr. Bahar Ozbey Unal
Dr. Priyanka Mondal
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane technology
- membrane materials
- membrane applications
- sustainable membrane processes
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