Development in Catalytic Membranes and Membrane Reactors
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 166
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wastewater treatment; membrane bioreactors; membrane biofilm reactors; catalytic membrane; membrane processes; microbial processes; photo-/electro-catalysis processes; membrane fouling mitigation; metal and pharmaceutical recovery; removal of oxyanions and recalcitrant organics; membrane and biofilm models
Interests: wastewater treatment; catalytic membrane;membrane bioreactors; ultrafiltration membrane; nanofiltration membrane; reverse osmosis membrane; selective separation; membrane recycling; membrane cleaning; desalination; refractory organics removal
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Clean air and water are essential to human survival and the development of our society, but various anthropogenic pollutants in both the air and water, including particulate matters (e.g., dusts and microplastics), industrial and indoor harmful gases (e.g., nitrogen/sulfur oxides, formaldehyde and toluene), dissolved organic compounds (e.g., dyes, pesticides and antibiotics) and heavy metal ions, are posing tremendous threats to the environment and human health. Membrane catalysis, which combines the physical separation and chemical conversion processes, has recently become a cutting-edge technology for air purification and wastewater treatment. It has been well recognized that the introduction of catalytic oxidation/reduction into separation processes enables the simultaneous and efficient removal of particulate matters and toxic pollutants, and endows membranes with a self-cleaning property.
The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the advancements in catalytic membranes and membrane reactors for environmental applications. This Special Issue will focus on, but is not limited to, the novel fabrication strategies of catalytic membranes; understanding the relationship of catalyst microstructural properties and membrane performance; mechanistic insights into pollutant removal by catalytic membranes; numerical simulations of the membrane transport and catalysis processes; process efficiencies; and techno-economic and life-cycle evaluations of catalytic membrane reactors. Original research articles and reviews on catalytic membranes and membrane reactors are welcome. All invited submissions for this Special Issue will be subjected to a peer review process.
Dr. Junjian Zheng
Dr. Ruobin Dai
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- catalytic membranes
- air purification
- wastewater treatment
- particulate separation
- pollutant removal
- self-cleaning membranes
- membrane fabrication
- membrane performance
- catalytic mechanism
