Field Grand Challenge for Membrane Science and Technology

Grand challenge in membrane applications: Liquid

“…The goal of the journal Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology in the section of Membrane Applications-Liquid is to report high-quality original research and review papers in this specific area by committing to share and motivate the progress of membrane applications involving liquids. Meeting these Grand Challenges and those in other areas of membrane development (Guiver, 2022) will realize multiple benefits towards sustainability.…”

Advances in organic microporous membranes for CO2 separation

“…However, advanced materials are not equivalent to advanced membrane materials. 164,165 Tested by practical experiments, only a few advanced materials could be used for membrane separation and even fewer, including defect-free membranes, could achieve high performance. Membrane structure is more complex than material structure with new structures derived during the membrane formation process.…”

Grand challenges in membrane applications—Energy

“…Membranes have always been at the heart of discussions on energy storage and conversion devices such as batteries and fuel cells (Park et al, 2016;Lu et al, 2017;Jiao et al, 2021). This is because they provide the functionality to isolate the cathode and anode as well as to conduct charge-carriers to complete the internal circuit (Guiver, 2022). The membranes must cater to the needs of high chemical and mechanical stability, high selectivity and conductivity, and low cost (Lee et al, 2014;Xiong et al, 2021;Li et al, 2022), since they play a decisive role in a device's performance and reliability.…”