Membrane Processes for Environmental Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 4375
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental biotechnology: advanced wastewater treatment and reuse; effluents desalination; biofouling; removal and degradation of micropollutants; membrane bioreactors; biofilters
Interests: membranes; advanced wastewater treatment and reuse; biofouling; electrochemisty
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The editorial board of Membranes cordially invites you to submit an article to a Special Issue on "Membrane Processes for Environmental Applications.”
Various membrane technologies are used for environmental applications, including municipal, agricultural, and industrial water and wastewater treatment, water reuse and desalination.
These range from well-established membrane technologies based on pressure-driven separation such as UF, NF, and RO to advanced technologies based on thermal and concentration gradients (MD, FO) as well as electro-membrane separation (ED, EDR, CDI). The development of new technologies elaborates the applicative spectrum of membranes and allows treatment of more complex waste such as high saline water or water containing chemicals of emerging concerns (i.e., micro-pollutants). Furthermore, coupling several treatment technologies including biological process and membrane systems (e.g., membrane bioreactors and microbial desalination cells) has been proven to increase treatment efficiency. Still, these systems suffer from limiting phenomena such as concentration polarization, fouling and high energy consumption.
This Special Issue welcomes both original contributions and mini-reviews related to advanced membranes and their environmental applications. We seek studies that highlight treatment technologies that involve membranes (polymeric, composites, and ceramic) and may also couple bio/electrochemical treatment. Overall, these should be mainly related to desalination, drinking water production, industrial water treatment, water and wastewater treatment, water reclamation in agriculture, remediation, micro-pollutants removal (micro plastics, pharmaceuticals, PFAS), resource recovery and production of high-added value products from wastewater and overcoming limiting phenomena.
Prof. Dr. Carlos G. Dosoretz
Dr. Avner Ronen
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Advanced membrane processes
- Biological/electrochemical coupled membrane treatment
- Recovery of high-added products
- Fouling, CP and limiting phenomena
- Energy efficiency/recovery
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
