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Sustainable Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment

A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2024 | Viewed by 4256

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Liang Duan

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Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China
Interests: membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling; forward osmosis; reverse osmosis
Dr. Guanglei Qiu

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College of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
Interests: membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling; forward osmosis
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Dr. Zhichao Zhang

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Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100012, China
Interests: separation techniques; membrane separation; membrane modification

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid growth of industrialization led to a series of problems related to water deterioration and shortage. Water shortage has been become one of the increasingly prominent concerns worldwide. It is of great significance to develop efficient wastewater treatment technologies and recovery applications. As compared with other wastewater treatment processes, membrane technology has been used as an innovative and promising option for wastewater treatment and reuse. However, membrane fouling and its consequences in terms of plant maintenance and operating costs limit the widespread application of membrane technology.

This Special Issue of Membranes on “Sustainable Membrane Technology for Wastewater Treatment” is dedicated to providing a forum that provides comprehensive coverage on the state-of-the-art and study of advanced applications in membrane technology. Both original research articles and reviews are welcomed. All invited submissions for the Special Issue will go through the normal peer-review process.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Liang Duan
Dr. Guanglei Qiu
Dr. Zhichao Zhang
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 2700 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

  • separation techniques
  • membrane separation
  • membrane fouling
  • forward osmosis
  • membrane modification

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High-Density Microarray Analysis of Microbial Community Structures in Membrane Bioreactor at Short Sludge Retention Time
by Shilong Li, Liang Duan, Yonghui Song and Slawomir W. Hermanowicz
Membranes 2023, 13(2), 146; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13020146 - 23 Jan 2023
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Membrane bioreactors (MBR) have become prevalent in wastewater treatment because of their high effluent quality and low sludge generation. Sludge retention time (SRT) is an important parameter in the operation of MBR, and it has a direct effect on the microbial community. In [...] Read more.
Membrane bioreactors (MBR) have become prevalent in wastewater treatment because of their high effluent quality and low sludge generation. Sludge retention time (SRT) is an important parameter in the operation of MBR, and it has a direct effect on the microbial community. In this study, microarrays were used to analyze the microbial communities of three different MBRs at short SRTs. The results showed that MBR at SRT 5 days (CS5) has the highest operational taxonomic units (OTUs) richness, but the lowest diversity and uniformity compared to SRT 3 days at continuous CS3 and the sequencing batch (SS3). Proteobacteria were the dominant phylum of three reactors. Bacteroidetes were the second dominant phylum in MBRs at the continuous model, instead of Actinobacteria at the sequencing model. At the class level, the dominant group of Proteobacteria exhibited a remarkable difference between the three MBRs. γ-Proteobacteria was the dominant group in CS5 and CS3, while α-Proteobacteria was the main group in SS3. The samples from the three MBRs had similar compositions of α-, β- and δ-Proteobacteria. However, γ-Proteobacteria showed different community compositions at the order level between the three MBRs. Enterobacteriales were the dominant group in CS5 and CS3, while Pseudomonadales were the dominant group in SS3. The bacterial community concentration of SRT 5 days was generally higher than that of the other two MBRs. The community composition of CS5 was significantly different from that of CS3 and SS3, and the phylogenetic relationships of the three MBRs were relatively different. Full article
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The Application of Membrane Separation Technology in the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Ruirui Ma, Juan Li, Ping Zeng, Liang Duan, Jimin Dong, Yunxia Ma and Lingkong Yang
Membranes 2024, 14(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14010024 - 17 Jan 2024
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With the advancement in membrane technology, membrane separation technology has been found increasingly widespread applications in the pharmaceutical industry. It is utilized in drug separation and purification, wastewater treatment, and the recycling of wastewater resources. This study summarizes the application history of membrane [...] Read more.
With the advancement in membrane technology, membrane separation technology has been found increasingly widespread applications in the pharmaceutical industry. It is utilized in drug separation and purification, wastewater treatment, and the recycling of wastewater resources. This study summarizes the application history of membrane technology in the pharmaceutical industry, presents practical engineering examples of its applications, analyzes the various types of membrane technologies employed in the pharmaceutical sector, and finally, highlights the application cases of renowned international and Chinese membrane technology companies in the pharmaceutical field. Full article
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