Hollow Fiber Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Membranes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 1824
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane engineering; membrane fabrication; membrane formation; water desalination; forward osmosis; membrane distillation; wastewater treatment; ultrafiltration; microfiltration and nanofiltration membranes
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Interests: membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; desalination; water treatment; nanomaterials fabrication and characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane technology is the main method to solve the problem of massive water shortage in many countries. Most of the research found in the literature focuses on the use of flat sheet membranes due to the ease of preparation and design of this membrane configuration. However, this type of membrane suffers from low productivity and high cost in comparison with the hollow-fiber membranes. Therefore, in this Issue, we focused on attracting research that uses hollow fiber membranes in water treatment or desalination and wastewater treatment. Special attention is paid to new methods for improving the physicochemical properties and filtration performance of hollow membranes taking into account the trade-off between water production and separation efficiency. Work on the optimization of system designs and operation is also welcomed.
From the studies found in the literature, there is a lack of data on actual wastewater and most experimental works were performed on a simulated solution or mixtures. Therefore, in this Special Issue, we welcome new experimental data concerning the future development in the preparation and design of polymeric membranes for applications of real wastewater and seawater samples. We are also interested in receiving review papers providing novel methods for the hollow-fiber fabrication of different membrane separation processes i.e., forward osmosis (FO), membrane distillation (MD), ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration membranes.
Prof. Dr. Qusay Alsalhy
Dr. Saif Al Aani
Dr. Raed A. Al-Juboori
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hollow-fiber membranes
- membrane fabrication
- membrane modification
- ultrafiltration
- forward osmosis
- membrane distillation
- actual wastewater treatment
- seawater desalination
- produced water pretreatment and desalination
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