Aims & Scope

Membrane Horizons (MH) publishes high-impact research that defines the future directions of membrane science and separation technologies. The journal highlights emerging application scenarios, next-generation functional membrane materials, and intelligent membrane processes empowered by data science and artificial intelligence. It is published quarterly online by Scilight Press.

We encourage contributions that demonstrate conceptual breakthroughs, cross-disciplinary integration, and transformative potential for industrial, environmental, biotechnological, and energy-related separations.

Scope includes, but is not limited to:

1. New Application Frontiers of Membrane Separation

- Resource-oriented separations in biorefineries, mining, energy storage, and circular economy systems

- Membranes for carbon management, clean energy, advanced pharmaceuticals, food systems, and extreme environments

- Membrane processes for the removal of emerging contaminants, water treatment, and desalination

- Novel niche and emerging scenarios where membrane technologies replace or surpass conventional processes

- Next-generation hybrid, synergistic, or multifunctional platforms for intensified separation

2. Advanced and Functional Membrane Materials

- Bio-based membranes, polymeric membranes, stimuli-responsive membranes, catalytic and reactive membranes

- Hierarchically structured, nano-engineered, and hybrid/COF/MOF-integrated selective layers

- Materials enabling precise molecular recognition, adaptive selectivity, self-healing, or enhanced durability

3. Intelligent Membrane Systems and AI-Enabled Separation

- Machine learning, digital twins, and predictive modeling for membrane design and performance optimization

- Data-driven module engineering, fouling diagnosis, and process control

- Autonomous, self-optimizing membrane systems and AI-guided materials discovery

4. Fundamental Mechanisms and Theoretical Insights

- Transport phenomena at molecular, confined, or multi-scale levels

- Mechanism-driven design principles linking material structure, functionality, and performance

Membrane Horizons aims to become the leading platform for visionary membrane research - where innovative ideas, frontier technologies, and interdisciplinary advances come together to shape the next era of separation science.