Structural Modification of Colorants to Safeguard the Environment
A special issue of Colorants (ISSN 2079-6447).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photophysics; optical spectroscopy; dye chemistry; kinetics; energy and electron transfer; physical chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Considering the long and sad history behind environmental pollution during textile dyeing, which continues to be a major problem, this volume will look into ways to prevent the escape of colorants into the water system. An accompanying problem has been the tremendous amount of water wasted during the dyeing treatment. New and innovative practices are being introduced into the industry, and we need to advance these ideas. This Special Issue aims to address the key features associated with the safe removal of undesirable colorants—from an interdisciplinary angle. The goal is to enhance our shared understanding of ways and means to affect the selective removal of certain colorants without damage to the substrate and without creating an environmental problem. Submissions from a broad range of disciplines are welcome.
The following are potential topics that can be included:
- Photochemical treatment;
- Extraction techniques;
- Adsorption phenomena;
- Chemical treatments;
- Recovery, repair and reuse;
- Textile wastewater remediation;
- Catalysis and autocatalytic processes
- Dyes without waste;
- Spectroscopic analysis;
- Enzymatic treatments;
- Kinetics and reaction mechanisms;
- Aging processes and discoloration phenomena;
- Ecotoxicity and sustainable remediation.
We will start reviewing the submitted manuscripts upon submission. You may expect an overall quick turn-around time for early submissions.
Prof. Dr. Anthony Harriman
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Colorants is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- photochemical treatment
- adsorption
- textile wastewater remediation
- catalysis and autocatalytic processes
- aging processes
- discoloration
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