Membranes for Energy and the Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Membranes are critical components for sustainable energy and the environment, and they hold promise for clean technology applications. They enable the transportation of ions and the selective separation of gases, and they comprise a vast panel of compositions and structures, including inorganic, organic, and hybrid membranes.

Scope:

In this symposium (https://www.european-mrs.com/membranes-energy-and-environment-emrs), we call for contributions on the synthesis, physical chemistry, properties, function, and performance of membranes, as well as their broad range of applications, including membrane technologies used for water treatment and desalination, separators used for fuel cells, batteries, electrolysers, membrane actuators, or gas separation membranes (including those for hydrogen and CO₂.

Metallic and ceramic membranes are mostly used for gas separation, permeation, and high-temperature applications (such as solid oxide fuel cells).

Polymer membranes, especially ionomer membranes, are associated with low- and intermediate-temperature applications, including within the vast fields of water purification and desalination. Ionic membranes are particularly important for applications in energy storage and conversion, including separators used for metal batteries and polymer fuel cells.

This symposium will discuss various topics, from the preparation to the functional application of membranes. Contributions may include various techniques for the synthesis and shaping of membranes, their physicochemical properties and mechanisms, or their functional properties and processes. Studies on the performances of various applications and reports on composition/structure/property/performance relationships are particularly welcome.

Given the growing urgency for environmental and energy solutions, this meeting will cover the latest advances in membrane science, linking fundamental research with practical applications, and will provide an optimal venue for a lively exchange of information.

Potential topics to be covered are as follows:

• Membrane synthesis;
• Membrane characterization;
• The physical chemistry of membranes;
• Fuel cell and electrolyzer membranes;
• Battery separators;
• Membrane actuators;
• Water purification and desalination membranes;
• CO₂, H₂, and other gas separation membranes;
• Catalytic membranes.

Prof. Dr. Philippe Knauth
Prof. Dr. Maria Luisa Di Vona
Prof. Dr. Hongying Hou
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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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.

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