State of the art membrane science and technology in the Iberian Peninsula 2021–2022

Abstract

This Special Issue of the journal Membranes arises from the need to highlight the developments in the field of membrane research and membrane processes that have been emerging in recent years by researchers and research groups based in the Iberian Peninsula. Despite the absence of membrane companies fabricating and commercializing membranes in the Peninsula until last year, many Portuguese and Spanish researchers have followed the pioneering steps of the membrane science and technology coined in Europe in the 1970s, contributing to the study and application of membranes in existing and new processes relevant to the reality of both Portugal and Spain. This Special Issue is composed of 14 research articles plus 2 reviews, each focusing on the perspective of one country (Spain or Portugal) but adding to the historical perspective of the beginning of membrane technology in each country. [Texto extraído del artículo de José Ignacio Calvo Díez].