Carbon Materials for Water Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

The improvement of water treatment technologies is the key to facing current water quality challenges. Among the available technologies, nanoporous carbon adsorption has been considered one of the best available processes for conventional and advanced water treatment, since these materials allow us to control natural occurrence and anthropogenic contaminants. There is a large range of commercial products prepared from both renewable and non-renewable sources, but the development of novel carbon materials continues to be a relevant research topic in materials science, usually aiming to explore sustainable precursors, obtain materials with a tailored pore network and surface chemistry and also controlled morphology. 

The main objective of this Special Issue of C—Journal of Carbon Research is to present relevant and recent insights in the field of nanoporous carbons, biochars and derived materials for water treatment, focusing on the removal of priority and emergent pollutants (e.g. pharmaceuticals). We invite authors to submit original communications, articles, or reviews of novel carbon material synthesis and/or regarding their potential to be applied in conventional and advanced water treatment (i.e. adsorption, photocatalysis or hybrid processes).

We look forward to your submission.

Dr. Ana S. Mestre
Prof. Ana P. Carvalho
Guest Editors

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