Membrane Fouling and Membrane Modification for Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 350
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane separation has gained global interest as a promising technology for the treatment of various waters and wastewaters. However, membrane fouling remains a major obstacle hindering the practical application of membrane separation technology. Although membrane fouling has been well reported, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. On the basis of existing studies, the factors affecting membrane fouling are mainly classified into three aspects as follows: 1) the characteristics of the membrane; 2) the properties of the filtering matrix; and 3) the operational conditions of membrane processes. Among these factors, the antifouling ability of a membrane is directly dependent on the membrane properties, including pore size, hydrophilicity, zeta potential, and surface roughness. Therefore, the development of membrane modification methods is of great significance.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Recent advances in the membrane fouling control for wastewater treatment;
- New materials for membrane fabrication;
- New membrane modification methods;
- New insights into membrane fouling mechanisms;
- Membrane cleaning.
Dr. Qiaoying Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- membrane fouling
- membrane modification
- membrane cleaning
- membrane separation technology
- wastewater treatment
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