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Emerging Materials for Mixed-Matrix Membranes
Summary
This special issue overview summarizes recent advances in developing new filler materials for mixed-matrix membranes, used for gas separation and water purification. These membrane technologies have potential applications in filtering microplastics and other contaminants from water.
This Special Issue, entitled “Emerging Materials for Mixed-Matrix Membranes” was introduced to cover the recent progress in the development of materials for mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) with potential application in fields such as sea water desalination, gas separation, pharmaceutical separation, wastewater treatment and the removal of pathogenic (viruses and bacteria) microorganisms as well as solvents and resource recovery [...]
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