Innovative Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Supporting Global Sustainability 2020
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2020) | Viewed by 7321
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Interests: water and wastewater treatment; analysis of microplastics in the environment
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Dear Colleagues,
It is estimated that the world’s population will reach 8.6 billion by mid-2030, and that approximately 60% will live in urban areas. Along with the population growth, it is expected that water and electricity demand will also increase by 30–50%. Accordingly, more wastewater will be generated and discharged, potentially contaminating water sources. In order to sustain the ever-growing global population and society, water should be properly purified before it is supplied, and contaminants in used water should be properly removed before the water is discharged into the environment. Especially, wastewater should be well-treated and discharged, since it can be a source of pollutants entering into drinking water systems.
Treating water and wastewater demands a significant quantity of energy input, placing a financial burden on society. Especially in developing countries, water and wastewater are not properly treated simply due to economic constraints. Therefore, cost- and energy-efficient water and wastewater treatments have become an important topic for the scientific community. Innovation should be created in water or wastewater treatment technology to economically remove both macro- and micro-pollutants from water, produce pristine potable water, without any negative impact on the environment.
Therefore, we would like to call for papers for this Special Issue under the title “Innovative Water and Wastewater Technologies for Supporting Global Sustainability”. Potential topics for this Special Issue include but are not restricted to the following:
- Assessment of environmental and health risks caused by chemical pollutants in drinking water and wastewater;
- Treatment of conventional and new organic/inorganic pollutants in water;
- Fate of CECs in water and wastewater treatment processes;
- Energy-efficient treatment technologies for nitrogen and/or phosphorus in wastewater;
- Automatic control of water and wastewater treatment processes for nitrogen and/phosphorus;
- Economic analysis of water/wastewater infrastructure;
Strategy for improving sustainability of water/environment.
Prof. Dr. Hyunook Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- water treatment,
- wastewater treatment,
- compounds of emerging concerns,
- water–energy nexus,
- sustainability
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