Electrospun Nanofibrous Membrane for Environmental Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2022) | Viewed by 2822
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalytic membrane; pervaporation; membrane reactor; special wettable materials; membrane distillation; electrospining; nanofibrous membrane; oil/water separation
Interests: nanofiltration membrane; catalytic membrane; desalination; module optimization
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Interests: membrane-based water/wastewater treatment technologies, including decentralized water purification, nanofiltration, and membrane distillation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrospinning is a widely used technique in a variety of fields to fabricate nanofibers due to its versatility, scalability, low cost, and easy use. The resultant electrospun nanofibrous membranes offer several attractive features, including high surface area and porosity, intrinsic rough texture, controllable pore size/thickness, and interconnectivity. These outstanding properties make the electrospun nanofibrous membrane a versatile and promising material for environmental applications, including water treatment (e.g., micro/ultrafiltration, oil/water separation, heavy metal adsorption, photocatalysis), air purification (e.g., PM2.5 capture, masks development, indoor air filter), and chemical and gas sensing (e.g., ethanol sensor).
Over the past few years, we have been witnessing a surge in the design and engineering of nanofibrous membranes and structures to enhance their selectivity, permeability, wettability, and stability. These major breakthroughs lead the way to greatly improved process efficiency, reduced treatment cost and energy consumption, and many exciting new possibilities in a broad range of environmental applications.
This Special Issue of Membranes on "Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes for Environmental Applications" highlights the latest developments of nanofibrous membranes (e.g., strategies, methods, materials), various nanofibrous-membrane-based environmental applications, and perspectives on the challenges to be addressed for further advancing nanofiber technology. Both reviews and original articles are welcome.
Dr. Weihua Qing
Dr. Xianhui Li
Dr. Senlin Shao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
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electrospinning
- nanofibrous membrane
- water treatment
- air purification
- chemical and gas sensing
- environmental application
