Advanced Membrane Manufacturing Techniques, Green Processes and Circular Economy Applications

AMSIC-4, the 4th International Congress of the African Membrane Society, held in Ethiopia in the first week of November 2024, aims to explore how to leverage cutting-edge membrane science to address community needs in key sectors such as freshwater supply, food processing, energy generation, and healthcare services. Against the backdrop of global instability, researchers will assess the merits of processing local raw materials with advanced membrane and media fabrication techniques (e.g., 3D printing, nanofiber fabrication, surface functionalization, etc.) to produce indigenous membrane filter prototypes. Additionally, AMSIC-4 efforts will prioritize the adoption of eco-friendly membrane processes to serve end-use applications driven by regional requirements while maintaining safe and healthy ecosystems.

Many developing countries are unable to provide basic services to their citizens who need safe drinking water, reliable healthcare products and services, and access to a stable power grid, etc. In locations in the Southern Hemisphere where membrane-based industrial infrastructure lags behind, it is crucial to evaluate innovative and scalable approaches to filtration media production. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, AMSIC-4 will use resilient tactics to advance nano-based filtration media technologies and address unmet community needs. This orientation includes the following elements: elimination (or severe reduction) of fossil-based feedstocks in membrane synthesis; reliance on renewable energy sources to power filtration processes (e.g., autonomous decentralized desalination units); recycling of end-of-life materials associated with purification processes, etc.

Congressional delegates and all others who are aligned with the goals of this Research Topic are encouraged to submit their ideas. In particular, this Research Topic aims to investigate, but is not limited to, the following aspects:

• Advanced and intelligent membrane for sustainable membrane operation and applications: eco-friendly implementation of decentralized and autonomous filtration systems; self-powered membrane technology; self-cleaning membrane technology; AI-assisted membrane technology.
• Ecologically based membrane creation process: use of bio-based materials, no organic solvents in the membrane production process, use of resistant and circular schemes.

Keywords:Membrane manufacturing techniques, green processes, circular economy, renewable energy sources, bio-based materials, autonomous filtration systems

Important note: All work within this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which it is submitted, as defined in its mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to refer an out-of-scope manuscript to a more appropriate section or journal at any stage of peer review.

AMSIC-4, the 4th International Congress of the African Membrane Society, held in Ethiopia in the first week of November 2024, aims to explore how to leverage cutting-edge membrane science to address community needs in key sectors such as freshwater supply, food processing, energy generation, and healthcare services. Against the backdrop of global instability, researchers will assess the merits of processing local raw materials with advanced membrane and media fabrication techniques (e.g., 3D printing, nanofiber fabrication, surface functionalization, etc.) to produce indigenous membrane filter prototypes. Additionally, AMSIC-4 efforts will prioritize the adoption of eco-friendly membrane processes to serve end-use applications driven by regional requirements while maintaining safe and healthy ecosystems.

Many developing countries are unable to provide basic services to their citizens who need safe drinking water, reliable healthcare products and services, and access to a stable power grid, etc. In locations in the Southern Hemisphere where membrane-based industrial infrastructure lags behind, it is crucial to evaluate innovative and scalable approaches to filtration media production. In line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, AMSIC-4 will use resilient tactics to advance nano-based filtration media technologies and address unmet community needs. This orientation includes the following elements: elimination (or severe reduction) of fossil-based feedstocks in membrane synthesis; reliance on renewable energy sources to power filtration processes (e.g., autonomous decentralized desalination units); recycling of end-of-life materials associated with purification processes, etc.

Congressional delegates and all others who are aligned with the goals of this Research Topic are encouraged to submit their ideas. In particular, this Research Topic aims to investigate, but is not limited to, the following aspects:

• Advanced and intelligent membrane for sustainable membrane operation and applications: eco-friendly implementation of decentralized and autonomous filtration systems; self-powered membrane technology; self-cleaning membrane technology; AI-assisted membrane technology.
• Ecologically based membrane creation process: use of bio-based materials, no organic solvents in the membrane production process, use of resistant and circular schemes.

Keywords:Membrane manufacturing techniques, green processes, circular economy, renewable energy sources, bio-based materials, autonomous filtration systems

Important note: All work within this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which it is submitted, as defined in its mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to refer an out-of-scope manuscript to a more appropriate section or journal at any stage of peer review.