Past, Present and Future of Membrane Technology in Spain.

José I Calvo,Clara Casado-Coterillo,Antonio Hernández

doi:10.3390/membranes11110808

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Journal: Membranes	Publication Date: Oct 24, 2021
Citations: 1	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: University of Valladolid, Universidad de Cantabria

Abstract

The following review aims at analyzing the contribution of Spanish researchers to membrane science and technology, with a historical compilation of the main milestones. We used a bibliometric analysis based on the Scopus database (1960–2020) dealing with 8707 documents covering the different disciplines and subject areas where membranes are involved. Furthermore, the information has been updated to the present moment of writing this manuscript in order to include the latest research lines and the different research groups currently active in Spain, which may lead the way to the development of the field in the coming years.

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Importantly, almost half of them are clearly recognized as reputed journal publications search allowed more researchers to work in membrane science and technology
Journal of Membrane Science, Desalination and Separation and more importantly, this allowed young researchers to have the opportunity to carry out Purification Technology, all Q1 journals and highly considered among the most reputed significant parts of their work in leading research centers around the world
It is worth noting that a obvious improvement in their training led to an increase in knowledge and expertise that very common journal during the early stages of Spanish membrane research, as Journal they led back to their research groups after the return from these stays

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The filtration process can be considered the oldest existing separation technique. It was already known and exploited by civilizations as ancient as the Egyptians and the Chinese. Limiting ourselves to Europe, we can consider the work of Lucretius (95–55 BC), “De Rerum Natura”, as the beginning of the science of separation in our continent [1]. This beginning was quite slow, since more than 15 centuries had to pass in order to find new works related to the subject.

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