Dear Colleagues, 

The demand for membrane and membrane processes is increased at significant rate  year by year. A report revealed that the global membrane market is expected to grow  from USD 6.99 billion in 2021 to USD 11.46 billion by 2029 at a compound annual  growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% in the forecast period. Currently, the polymeric  membranes are dominating the market share mainly owing to its lower material cost  and ease of fabrication compared to the ceramic membranes. However, the  advantages of using inorganic filler in improving the characteristics of polymer-based  membranes such as hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, surface charge, antifouling  properties, etc have opened new opportunities for the membrane applications.  Polymer/inorganic membranes also known as hybrid membranes are currently  receiving great attention from the scientists. Depending on the characteristics of the  inorganic fillers, promising results were reported not only on the membranes for  water and wastewater treatment but also for greenhouse gas separation and  sustainable energy production.  

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Recent development of functional inorganic/organic materials for membrane  synthesis  

• Computational modelling and simulation of new materials in improving  membrane process 

• Interaction between inorganic nanomaterials and polymeric matrix during  membrane fabrication  

• Surface modification/coating of membranes using newly synthesized materials  

• Performance evaluation of hybrid membranes for water and gas separation 

• Design of advanced composite membranes for sustainable energy production  

• Hybrid membrane upscaling and optimization 

We would like to invite you to contribute a paper (technical or review type) to this  special issue. We look forward to receiving your contributions. 

Guest Editor 

Associate Professor Dr Woei Jye Lau 

Dr Nur Hashimah Alias 

Dr Mahesan Naidu Subramaniam