Solving environmental problems is of fundamental significance for safeguarding public health, maintaining social stability, and promoting sustainable development. Air and water pollution control are important aspects of environmental governance at present. Among various technologies, membrane separation technology has been widely used in water and wastewater treatment and gas separation due to its high efficiency, energy saving, environmental friendliness, and ease of large-scale application, thus attracting much attention. Currently, although low-cost organic membrane materials are still dominated, inorganic membrane materials have increasingly shown great potential in environmental applications due to several key positive aspects: high separation efficiency, excellent thermal and chemical stability.
In-depth and holistic research on the synthesis and development of inorganic membrane materials, fabrication technique of inorganic membranes, and mechanisms of inorganic membrane separation processes has important theoretical and practical significance for the promotion and application of inorganic membranes in solving the environmental problems. This Research Topic intends to provide a comprehensive perspective on the latest research and review trends in solving problems related to inorganic membrane materials in environmental applications. We welcome papers on the preparation, properties, applications, and mechanism studies of inorganic membrane materials in environmental governance. At the same time, we also welcome research papers on the application of inorganic membrane materials in energy, resource recovery, and sustainable development in interdisciplinary fields.
In this Research Topic, we welcome submission of original research papers and reviews on the following potential topics, but not limited to these topics:
• Application of inorganic membrane in water treatment: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, etc.
• Application of inorganic membrane in air purification and gas separation: adsorption separation, solution-diffusion, molecular sieving, etc.
• Design, development, application and mechanism of electrocatalytic inorganic membrane materials
• Inorganic catalytic membrane materials and membrane processes for water decontamination
• Preparation and application of ceramic membrane, carbon-based membrane, and metal-based membrane materials
• Development and application of MOF-based and other new inorganic membrane materials.
• Inorganic membrane materials and membrane processes applied under harsh conditions such as high temperature, high pressure, strong solvents, high acidity, and alkalinity with aim to be implemented in membrane reactors
Keywords:
inorganic membranes, inorganic membrane processes, air purification, gas separation, electrocatalytic inorganic membrane materials, MOF-based inorganic membranes, water and wastewater treatment, ceramic membrane, carbon membrane, metal membrane
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Solving environmental problems is of fundamental significance for safeguarding public health, maintaining social stability, and promoting sustainable development. Air and water pollution control are important aspects of environmental governance at present. Among various technologies, membrane separation technology has been widely used in water and wastewater treatment and gas separation due to its high efficiency, energy saving, environmental friendliness, and ease of large-scale application, thus attracting much attention. Currently, although low-cost organic membrane materials are still dominated, inorganic membrane materials have increasingly shown great potential in environmental applications due to several key positive aspects: high separation efficiency, excellent thermal and chemical stability.
In-depth and holistic research on the synthesis and development of inorganic membrane materials, fabrication technique of inorganic membranes, and mechanisms of inorganic membrane separation processes has important theoretical and practical significance for the promotion and application of inorganic membranes in solving the environmental problems. This Research Topic intends to provide a comprehensive perspective on the latest research and review trends in solving problems related to inorganic membrane materials in environmental applications. We welcome papers on the preparation, properties, applications, and mechanism studies of inorganic membrane materials in environmental governance. At the same time, we also welcome research papers on the application of inorganic membrane materials in energy, resource recovery, and sustainable development in interdisciplinary fields.
In this Research Topic, we welcome submission of original research papers and reviews on the following potential topics, but not limited to these topics:
• Application of inorganic membrane in water treatment: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, etc.
• Application of inorganic membrane in air purification and gas separation: adsorption separation, solution-diffusion, molecular sieving, etc.
• Design, development, application and mechanism of electrocatalytic inorganic membrane materials
• Inorganic catalytic membrane materials and membrane processes for water decontamination
• Preparation and application of ceramic membrane, carbon-based membrane, and metal-based membrane materials
• Development and application of MOF-based and other new inorganic membrane materials.
• Inorganic membrane materials and membrane processes applied under harsh conditions such as high temperature, high pressure, strong solvents, high acidity, and alkalinity with aim to be implemented in membrane reactors
Keywords:
inorganic membranes, inorganic membrane processes, air purification, gas separation, electrocatalytic inorganic membrane materials, MOF-based inorganic membranes, water and wastewater treatment, ceramic membrane, carbon membrane, metal membrane
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.