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Mónica Morales-Jiménez¹, Gabino A Martínez-Gutiérrez¹, Eduardo Perez-Tijerina²

¹Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Oaxaca, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Calle Hornos 1003, Colonia Noche Buena, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca City 71230, Mexico.

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Sustainable membranes are crucial for environmental protection. Biopolymers offer a greener alternative to conventional membranes, but challenges remain in production, performance, and cost-effectiveness for widespread adoption.

Keywords:

biopolymer green membrane membrane technology sustainability

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Environmental Science
Chemical Engineering

Background:

Conventional membrane manufacturing poses environmental and health risks due to synthetic polymers, toxic solvents, and additives.
Biopolymers present a sustainable alternative owing to their biological, biodegradable, and recyclable characteristics.
Current research explores bio-based polymers, polymer blending, nanocomposites, and greener solvents for sustainable membrane development.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically review the current state of sustainability in membrane manufacturing.
To evaluate the role and potential of biopolymers in creating sustainable membranes.
To identify research opportunities for biopolymer production in membrane manufacturing.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent scientific publications on sustainable membrane manufacturing.
Assessment of biopolymer properties and their application in membrane technology.
Analysis of challenges and opportunities in biopolymer-based membrane development.

Main Results:

Biopolymers offer a promising path towards environmentally friendly membranes, but significant hurdles exist.
Challenges include achieving low environmental impact throughout the lifecycle, high performance, cost-competitiveness, and scalability.
Opportunities lie in biotechnological tools, circular economy principles, and waste valorization for biopolymer production.

Conclusions:

Biopolymer-based membranes are key to advancing sustainable separation technologies.
Overcoming production, performance, and economic challenges is vital for market competitiveness.
Further research into biopolymer sourcing, processing, and integration is essential for realizing their full potential.