Academic Journal
Q2Membranes
About Membranes
Membranes is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.694 and H-index of 93.
Coverage: 2010-2026. Research categories: Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2); Process Chemistry and Technology (Q2); Filtration and Separation (Q3).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 4.2 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: membranes@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Spas D. Kolev (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Membrane Separation Technologies; Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques; Membrane Separation and Gas Transport; Fuel Cells and Related Materials; Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior; Extraction and Separation Processes.
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Recent Research Articles
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2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100325Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Membrane Capacitive Deionization Process for Lithium Enrichment from Lithium-Ion Battery Wastewater
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2026-09-27 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100322An Economical, Scaled-Down, Suction-Based Tangential Flow Ultrafiltration System for Biological Process and Product Development Applications
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2026-09-27 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100321NanoConfinementChat: A Domain-Specific Large Language Model for Mechanistic Interpretation of Nanoconfined Water and Ion Transport in Membrane Nanochannels
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2026-09-26 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100319Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Mixed Matrix Membrane Contactor Incorporating Fluorinated Silicon Carbide Nanoparticles for CO2 Absorption
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2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100317Mitigation of Delamination Between Bilayer Membranes with Low Affinity to Enable Roll-to-Roll Fabrication
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2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100316Biomimetic ADME Profiling of Multifunctional Biphenylalkoxyamine-Related Histamine H3 Receptor Ligands with Anti-Alzheimer Potential
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Wang Xiao, Pingqia Wang, Kai Liu
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100312Enhancing Vacuum Membrane Distillation Performance via Asymmetric NACA 2412 Airfoil-Based Mixing Promoters
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2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.3390/membranes16100313Reviews
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