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Chemical and Contaminant Residue Analysis via Chromatography

edited by

Evangelia Tzanetou

and

Konstantinos M. Kasiotis

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7391 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; contaminants; residues; volatile organic compounds; mass spectrometry; food; environment; biological fluids; regulatory compliance; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)

Separation Techniques on a Miniaturized Scale

edited by

Fernando Lanças

and Deyber Arley Vargas Medina

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6460 | Submission Open

Keywords: miniaturized sample preparation; sorbent-based microextraction; solvent-based microextraction; miniaturized instrumentation; green analytical chemistry; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; open tubular liquid chromatography; capillary electrophoresis; microfluidic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)

State of the Art and Challenges in the Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds

edited by Jérôme Vial and

Sylvain Antoniotti

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: GC-MS; GCxGC; headpsace techniques; chemometrics; volatolomic; scent sampling; aroma; thermodeorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)

Eco-Friendly Innovations for Water Purification: Advanced Oxidation and Sustainable Cleanup Solutions

edited by

Szabolcs Bognár

Predrag Putnik

and

Daniela Šojić Merkulov

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; water contamination; sustainable water treatment; advanced oxidation processes; electrochemical advanced oxidation processes; organic pollutant removal; green nanotechnology; bioinspired materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Advanced Separation Technology for Sludge Wastewater Treatment and Resource Utilization

edited by Bingdi Cao

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: sludge; solid– liquid separation; dewatering agent; extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs); electro-dewatering; coagulants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)

Innovative Separation Techniques for Adsorption and Control of Soil and Water Contaminants

edited by Niloofar Karimian

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; soil and water remediation; contaminants; heavy metals; PFAS; biochar; nanomaterials; hybrid technologies; synchrotron spectroscopy; sustainable materials; separation techniques; environmentally friendly processes; sustainability innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)

Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Efficient Remediation of Emerging Organic Pollutants (EOPs) and Heavy Metals Contaminated Water

edited by

Fisseha Andualem Bezza

and

Evans Martin Nkhalambayausi Chirwa

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanophotocatalysts; nanoadsorbents; emerging pollutants; heavy metals; polyaromatic hydrocarbon compound; nanoparticles/composite nanoadsorbents; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; nanophotocatalysis; rGO-based metallic photocatalyst; adsorption modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds by Adsorption/Catalytic Methods

edited by

Younes Dehmani

and

Hamou Moussout

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: VOC; adsorption; catalytic; natural materials; composite materials; mixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

New Directions in Nanostructured Hybrid Materials for Selective Separations and Catalysis

edited by

Muhammad Ahsan Iqbal

and

Valter Maurino

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1428 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured hybrid materials; photochemical processes; liquid/air pollutant treatments; surface functionalization; multifunctional coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Applications of Adsorbent Materials in Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Dragana Živojinović

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; biosorbent; biomass-derived material; waste materials; eco-friendly adsorbents; water treatment; pollutant removal; organic pollutants; inorganic pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Application of Nanoparticles in Selective Separation and Extraction

edited by

Alejandro Pérez-Larios

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles (NPs); selective separation; extraction; adsorption; magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs); catalytic processes; membrane technologies; environmental remediation; biotechnology; chemical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Extraction and Pharmaceutical Application of Phytochemicals

edited by

Aislan Cristina Rheder Fagundes Pascoal

and

Ana Lucia Tasca Gois Ruiz

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; phytochemicals; pharmacognosy; secondary metabolites; phytopharmaceuticals; phytotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)

Research on Separation Techniques for Metabolomics and Pharmacokinetics Analysis

edited by Mamunur Rashid

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; pharmacokinetics; mass spectrometry; UPLC; supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC); separation technology; biomarker discovery; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioanalysis/Clinical Analysis)

Separation Technology Applications in Sample Preparation for Environmental Analysis

edited by

Leilei Xiang

and Hongjie Sheng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental samples; quantitative analysis; extraction; separation technology; analytical methods; chromatography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

New and Modified Polymers for Detection and Removal of Pollutants from Water and Air

edited by Aleksandra Nastasović and

Bojana Marković

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2389 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers and composites; molecularly imprinted polymers; adsorption mechanism; thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of adsorption; quantum modeling and simulation; radionuclides; organic and inorganic pollutants; CO2 capture; gas separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Advances in Novel Beneficiation Technology of Critical Minerals

edited by Jue Kou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2064 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; ore beneficiation; sensor-based ore sorting; flotation; gravity separation; magnetic separation; leaching

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Novel Functional Separation Materials for Water Treatment

edited by

Zhujian Huang

and

Xinjiang Hu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; nanomaterials for water treatment; membrane technology; electrochemical water treatment; sustainable water purification; contaminant removal; resource recovery; hybrid treatment systems; bio-based adsorbents; water– energy nexus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Application of Sustainable Separation Techniques in Food Processing

edited by Beatriz Cervejeira Bolanho Barros and Huafeng Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable process; extraction; distillation; centrifugation; filtration; decantation; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)

Chromatographic Methods for Environment, Biota and Food Contaminants Analysis

edited by Melinda Haydee Kovács and Emőke Dalma Kovács

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4035 | Submission Open

Keywords: Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Detectors (including mass spectrometer); Extraction procedures; Purification techniques; Environmental samples; Biological samples

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)

Mineral Processing and Separation: Research, Innovation and Production

edited by

Jiangang Ku

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2449 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic separation; flotation; gravity separation; electric separation; separation modeling; ore purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Removal of Organic Pollutants from Aqueous Systems

edited by Li Yan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2301 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; PFAS; adsorption; degradation; mechanisms; modeling; aquatic chemistry; interfacial processes; advanced materials; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Separation and Recovery Technology for Mineral Flotation and Solid Waste

edited by Yujin Sun and

Xiangning Bu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation technology; mineral flotation; coal-based waste; resource recovery; sustainable practices; environmental impact; adhesion force; novel reagents; bubble– particle; wetting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Advances in Biochar-Mediated Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Water

edited by

Chaoxu Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen (N); phosphorus (P); biochar; adsorption; redox catalysis; denitrification; N2O emission; wastewater treatment; eutrophication mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Recovery of Precious Metals and Metal Nanoparticles from Electronic and Industrial Waste

edited by

Dimosthenis Giokas

and

Manolis Manos

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-waste recycling; precious metal recovery; metal nanoparticle extraction; advanced separation techniques; circular economy in electronics; selective uptake of precious metals and metal nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)

Development of Functionalized Porous Materials for Adsorption and Separations

edited by Thomas J. Robshaw and

Ewa Szatyłowicz

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange; adsorption; porous materials; chemical separation; water treatment; hydrometallurgy; gas capture; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Recent Advances in Adsorbent for Environmental Purification

edited by

Miljana Mirković

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; hybrid materials; calcium phosphates; structure; separation techniques; environmentally friendly processes; sustainability innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Extraction and Isolation of Nutraceuticals from Plant Foods

edited by

Anamaria Pop

and

Gheorghe Martău

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3503 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutraceuticals; plant-based foods; extraction methods; isolation techniques; green technologies; bioavailability; solvent extraction; supercritical fluid extraction; functional foods; sustainable processes

Application of Adsorption and Separation Technologies in Water Treatment

edited by Jelena Mitrović,

Nena Velinov

and

Miljana Radović Vučić

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; separation technologies; water treatment; adsorbent preparation; pollutant removal; water contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Application of Green Flotation Technology in Mineral Processing

edited by Wenli Liu and Qiming Zhuo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; green flotation technology; flotation reagents; flotation process; waste water treatment; solid waste treatment; flotation equipment; intelligent flotation technologies; resource recycling; pollution control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Engineering the Loop: Advancing Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Valorization Through Innovative Separation Materials

edited by

Anita Leovac Maćerak

and

Djurdja V. Kerkez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; sludge; circular economy; anaerobic digestion; resource recovery; advanced oxidation processes; adsorption; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Nutraceuticals from Natural Products: Innovative Extraction Techniques and Their Phytochemical Properties

edited by

Adrian Vasile Timar

, Anca Becze and

Dorina Simedru

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; fortification; nutraceuticals; bioactive substances; green extraction; instrumental analysis; health benefits; biological activities

Separation Process for Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources

edited by

Hideo Maruyama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioresource utilization; sustainability; separation; separation engineering; chemical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Microbial Methods for Pollutant Removal and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Ivana D. Radojević

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; biological wastewater treatment; biofilms; environmental pollutants; microbiological

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Innovative Adsorption Materials and Extraction Technology for Food Sample Detection

edited by

Hangzhen Lan

and Peipei Qi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; sample preparation; selective extraction; chromatography; mass spectrometry; computational modeling; machine learning

Separation Technology in Mineral Processing

edited by

Ruxia Chen

and Zeyu Feng

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: dewatering; flocculation; flotation; selective aggregation; water recycling; bubble– particle interactions; reagents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Leaching, Flotation, and Separation Technologies for Sustainable Metal Recovery

edited by Yuandong Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; separation; leaching; bioleaching; ion exchange; adsorption; solvent extraction; electrolysis; minerals processing; flotation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Isolation, Purification and Identification of Active Peptides

edited by Fei Gao and

Han Tao

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive peptides; protein hydrolysates; separation science; mass spectrometry; structure– activity relationships; functional foods; therapeutic peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)

Chromatographic Analysis of Biomarkers

edited by Mark Woollam and

Mangilal Agarwal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3265 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; biomarkers; diagnostics; prognostics; clinical validation; method development; data analysis; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)

Application of Composite Materials in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Yizhen Cheng, Pengwei Yan and Yabin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2509 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water purification; composite materials; interface mechanism; adsorption; catalytic oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)

Advanced Separation Methods for Safety Assessment and Valorization of By-Products

edited by

Mikel Añibarro-Ortega

and

José Pinela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1951 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop by-product valorization; agri-food by-products; safety assessment; analytical methods; bioactive compounds; separation methods; upcycling; sustainable processing; food safety; nutraceuticals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)

New Techniques for Extraction and Removal of Pesticide Residues

edited by Zhonghua Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide multi-residue analysis; green extraction; smart purification; environmental remediation; AI-driven optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Innovative Analytical Strategies Based on Mass Spectrometry in Food Analysis

edited by

Lucia Bartella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical methods; mass spectrometry; chromatography; bioactive compounds; contaminants; targeted analysis; untargeted analysis; food; vegetables; beverages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)

Advanced Treatment Technologies for Emerging Contaminant Control and Resource Utilization

edited by

Rui Qin

and

Ying Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; advanced oxidation processes; membrane filtration; adsorption; biological treatment; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Separation Technology in Chemical Engineering

edited by Ming Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-COD organic waste water; pre-treatment; unit operation; energy-efficient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)

Novel Green Solvents for the Separation and Purification of Valuable Natural Ingredients

edited by

Liangliang Liu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4280 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; liquid– liquid separation; separation and purification; natural materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)

Separation Technology for Resource Utilization and Recovery

edited by

Hao Li

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3132 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation technology; membrane separation; extraction; adsorption separation; electrochemical separation; molecular recognition; molecular/ion imprinting; resource recovering; metal recycling; environment application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)

Extraction, Purification and Functional Substances of Natural Products and Plants

edited by

Xiumei Li

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; separation and purification; chromatography; membrane separation; solvent extraction method; macroporous resin adsorption method; functional substances; flavonoids; polyphenol; polysaccharide; identification; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)

Advances in the Analysis of Bioactive Plant Extracts: Separation Techniques and Their Applications

edited by Saša Savić, Sanja Petrovic and

Zorica Knežević-Jugović

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; pharmaceutical analysis; bioactive compounds; chromatographic techniques; spectroscopic methods; LC-MS/ICP-OES/GC-MS/NMR; metabolite profiling; stability testing and quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)

Innovative Separation Techniques for Sustainable Recycling of Solid Waste

edited by

Yuanpeng Fu

and Zhen Shang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1019 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; pretreatment; separation; pyrometallurgical technologies; leaching; separation and purification; regeneration; direct repair technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)

Recent Advances in Lithium Extraction

edited by Shiai Xu and Qiuyan Bi

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium; extraction; adsorption; membrane separation; salt lake; seawater; separation; purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)

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