A Comprehensive Overview of the Current Status and Trends in High-Performance Membrane Materials

High-performance membrane materials are the core components of next-generation, high-efficiency separation technologies. Endowed with energy-saving and environmentally friendly attributes, they constitute strategic new materials for addressing challenges in water resources, energy, and environmental protection, as well as for upgrading traditional industries. These materials have become one of the key enabling technologies underpinning areas such as environmental pollution control, energy conservation and emissions reduction, and public welfare, playing a vital role in advancing China’s national economic development, fostering technological progress, and enhancing international competitiveness.

2022-06-25

Progress has been made in the research of membrane materials for alkaline‑system flow batteries.

Recently, the research team led by Researcher Xianfeng Li at the Energy Storage Technology Research Department of the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made significant progress in the large-scale preparation and application of membrane materials for high-performance, low-cost alkaline redox flow batteries. By employing a continuous roll-to-roll membrane‑forming process, they have achieved the scalable production of non-fluorinated cation-exchange membranes and demonstrated their integration into alkaline redox flow battery energy storage systems.

2022-06-25

Major Announcement: A Comprehensive Compilation and Analysis of China’s 2022 Membrane Industry Policies (Complete) Enhancing water resource utilization efficiency is the development goal of the membrane industry.

The membrane industry is a strategic high‑tech sector in China. During the 12th Five-Year Plan period, it was designated as a key priority for national industrial development and received focused support, owing to its dual positioning as both an energy‑saving and environmentally friendly industry and a leading segment of the new materials sector. In the 13th Five-Year Plan period, policy guidance explicitly identified high‑performance separation membrane materials as a critical strategic material, further elevating their importance and spurring rapid growth in the membrane industry. Looking ahead to the 14th Five-Year Plan, with membrane technologies now relatively mature and China’s efforts to harness wastewater resources still in their early stages, policy priorities remain centered on wastewater treatment and environmental protection, encouraging the membrane industry to make greater contributions to improving water‑resource efficiency.

2022-06-07

Membrane technology is here! On June 7, stay tuned for the Forum on Innovative and Trending Developments in Membrane Materials and Applications!

The 2022 Qingdao International Water Conference’s Expert Lecture Series is back! Join experts as they delve into a range of topics, including seawater desalination, water resource utilization, and aquatic ecosystem restoration. On June 7, tune in to Session Six: the Forum on Membrane Materials, Application Innovations, and Development Trends!

2022-06-05

Hu Qunhui: Industrialization of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Materials and Their Application in Industrial Wastewater Treatment

On the afternoon of March 30, 2022, the Atmospheric Governance and Low-Carbon Development Committee of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (referred to as “China Green Development Foundation”) jointly hosted an online seminar on green and low-carbon technologies titled “Steel Enterprises’ Implementation of the Dual Carbon Goals,” in collaboration with the Metallurgical Industry Planning & Research Institute. Hu Qunhui, an engineer at Hunan Aowei Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., delivered a technical presentation entitled “Industrialization of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Materials and Their Application in Industrial Wastewater Treatment.” The key points of his remarks are summarized below for readers’ reference:

2022-04-03