Recent Advances in Fighting Membrane Scaling: Experiment, Simulation and Industry Advances
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 7884
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) and electrodialysis processes; transport phenomena in systems with IEMs; concentration polarization; limiting current; coupled phenomena of concentration polarization (water splitting, electroconvection, gravitation convection, etc.); hydrodynamics; mathematical modeling
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Interests: Ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) and electrodialysis processes; transport phenomena in systems with IEMs; concentration polarization; limiting current; coupled phenomena of concentration polarization (water splitting, electroconvection, gravitation convection, etc.); application of pulsed electric field modes; IEM characterization (structure–properties relationship, current–voltage characteristics, chronopotentiommetry, etc.) and modification; IEM scaling
Interests: Ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) and electrodialysis processes; neutralization dialysis; IEM fouling; IEM scaling; transport phenomena in systems with IEMs; concentration polarization; coupled phenomena of concentration polarization (water splitting, electroconvection, gravitation convection, etc.); IEM characterization (structure–properties relationship, current–voltage characteristics, chronopotentiommetry); IEM modification; permselectivity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Through our engagement in experimental and theoretical research of membranes and membrane processes, we noticed that, despite its 60-year history in the field of membrane science, the problem of the scaling phenomenon still has no satisfactory solution. In industry, applying membrane methods requires the pretreatment of processed solutions when there is a risk of scaling. Solutions are rid of multiply charged ions by directly introducing complexing agents and scale inhibitors (antiscalants) during processing or the pretreatment of solutions. However, the addition of chemicals inevitably increases operating costs, and these chemicals can be sorbed onto membranes, which leads to fouling.
In the long term, scaling inside and on the surface of membranes leads to a decrease in their permeability, shortens their lifespan and increases the energy consumption and cost of the final product, mainly because the electrodialyzer must be washed and the membranes replaced.
Due to the vital importance of developing methods to fight membrane scaling, we are pleased to invite you to submit your contributions to this Special Issue of the Membranes journal, entitled “Recent Advances in Fighting Membrane Scaling: Experiment, Simulation and Industry Advances”.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gain an understanding of current methods for fighting membrane scaling, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:
– Membrane modifications;
– Application of special current or hydrodynamic modes;
– Expedient use of complexing agents and scale inhibitors;
– Mathematical modeling of systems prone to scaling.
We would be happy to answer your questions and look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Semyon Mareev
Dr. Dmitrii Butylskii
Dr. Mikhail Porozhnyy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- inorganic fouling
- scaling
- ion-exchange membrane
- porous membrane
- modeling
- electrodialysis
- reverse electrodialysis
- reverse osmosis
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