Separation and Purification Technology is a journal dedicated to the dissemination of novel methods for separation and purification in chemical and environmental engineering for homogeneous solutions and heterogeneous mixtures. This includes any separation and/or purification of liquids, vapors and gases, carbon capture and separation, with the exception of methods intended for analytical purposes. Soil science, polymer science and metallurgy are outside the scope of the journal.


Separation and Purification Technology welcomes contributions focused on experimental studies and theoretical analyses of phenomena associated with and arising from separation and purification as well as process development and simulation, equipment design and fabrication. Preparation and modification of materials used in separation and/or purification operations can be considered if the intended separation and/or purification is an essential part of the work rather than a tool for characterization of a material. Such new materials should allow for separations that cannot be achieved with existing materials; alternative materials for e.g., adsorption are not sufficiently novel.


Contributions should be always related to new or improved separation methods or principles; applications are welcome provided that they are not a direct implementation of known separation methods. Of particular interest are articles aimed at solving separation problems encountered in the emerging technologies including fields such as biotechnology, biobased feedstocks/products, green technology, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration, energy storage and conversion, and resource recovery and recycling.

Review papers should be written by an author with proven expertise in the field, and provide a critical assessment of the state-of-the-art in a specific topic related to novel approaches in separation and purification.

Editor-in-Chief
Bart Van der Bruggen
KU Leuven Science and Technology Group Department of Chemical Engineering, Heverlee, Belgium Nanofiltration, Electrodialysis, Pervaporation, Membrane contactors, Membrane synthesis
Editors
R. Aires-Barros
University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal Email R. Aires-Barros
Guohua Chen
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Email Guohua ChenElectrochemical technologies for water purification, Advanced Oxidation Technologies for environmental protection
André de Haan
TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands Email André de Haan Separation, Chemical, Process, Product, Design, Technology, Biobased, Intensification
Guangsheng LUO
Tsinghua University State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Beijing, China Email Guangsheng LUO Separation science and technology, micro-chemical technology, transfer phenomena, extraction, absorption, and functional materials.
Bandaru Ramarao
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, United States Email Bandaru Ramarao Solid Fluid separations, Filtration, Aerosol Filtration, Hydrosols, Depth Filtration, Cake Filtration, Membrane Filtration, Modeling of Transport Processes, Mathematical models for Adsorption and Chromatography, Separations Applications in Biorefineries, Bioprocesses, Sedimentaion, Colloidal Flocculations, Coagulation Phenomena
Paul Webley
The University of Melbourne Department of Chemical Engineering, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Email Paul Webley Liquid and gas phase adsorption science and technology. Nanomaterials for Adsorption and Catalysis. Adsorbent design, synthesis, characterisation and testing. CO2 capture, and utilization. Hydrogen Energy and Production Technologies. Physical Chemistry of Materials
Editorial Board
Francisco Alguacil
National Center for Metallurgical Research, Madrid, Spain
Renbi Bai
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Xueming Chen
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China water and wastewater treatment; electrocoagulation; electrocatalytic degradation; electrodeionization; electrochemical softening
Liangyin Chu
Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Membranes; Separations; Functional materials; Microfluidics; Hydrocyclones
Tai-Shung (Neal) Chung, PhD
National University of Singapore Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Singapore, Singapore membrane science and technology, clean water, clean energy, biofuel, CO2 capture and pharmaceutical separation
Joaquin Coronas
University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain Porous materials, zeolites, MOFs, Membranes, Encapsulation
Adil Denizli
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Enrico Drioli
IRMERC-CHR,Inst. on Membrane & Modelling of Chem. Reactors,Università della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Xianshe Feng
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Tingyue Gu
Ohio University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Athens, Ohio, United States Liquid chromatography, bioseparation, downstream processing, biofilm, biocide, biocorrosion, biofouling, bioelectrochemistry, water treatment, microbial fuel cell
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
University of Technology Malaysia School of Chemical & Energy EngineeringAdvanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Membrane Technology, Gas Separation, Reverse Osmosis, Water Desalination, Nanofiltration, Water Treatment, Nanostructured Materials
Zhongyi Jiang
Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Ruey-Shin Juang
Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Separation science and technology (solvent extraction, adsorption/ion exchange, etc.), Membrane separation processes (nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, liquid membranes, etc.), Advanced oxidation processes (photocatalysis, zero-valent iron, etc.), Bioseparations and biochemical engineering, Biomedical engineering (blood purification, etc.), Physicochemical and biological wastewater treatment (biodegradation)
Simon Judd, PhD
Cranfield University Cranfield Water Science Institute, Bedford, United KingdomMembrane bioreactors, Membrane filtration, Potable Water, Municipal Wastewater, Industrial effluent
Wallace Leung
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Huizhou Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Patricia Luis
Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Ana Margarida Nunes da Mata Pires de Azevedo
University of Lisbon Higher Technical Institute, Lisboa, Portugal
Manuel Andres Rodrigo
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
Alirio Rodrigues
University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Cyclic adsorption/reaction processes, Perfume Engineering, Lignin valorization, CO2 capture and utilization, Modeling and simulationYan Sun
Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Anthony Szymczyk
Rennes 1 University, Rennes, France Modeling / Simulation, Membrane processes, Electrokinetic phenomena, Transport theory, Material characterization 
Hooman V. Tafreshi
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States Multiscale Modeling; Droplet-fiber interactions; Superhydrophobic surfaces; Heat insulation; Fluid transport in porous media; Aerosol Filtration; Fibrous materials; Granular materials
Dominique Thomas
University of Lorraine, Nancy, France Aerosol ; Filtration; Gas /Particle Separation
Costas Tsouris
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States Separations for energy applications; Electrosorption and capacitive deionization; Carbon capture and storage; Process intensification; Process innovation; Gas hydrates
Mathias Ulbricht
University of Duisburg-Essen Department of Technical Chemistry II, Essen, Germanymembrane formation, surface functionalization, membrane characterization, membrane separation, adsorber, fouling
Eugene Vorobiev
University of Applied Sciences for Technology Compiegne, Compiegne, France
Minghua Zhou
Nankai University Strategic Environmental Assessment Center, Tianjin, China