Molecular Adsorption Mechanisms: Theoretical and Experimental Studies
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biophysics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 39
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Interests: adsorption from liquid and gas phases; adsorption equilibrium and kinetics; activated carbons; adsorbents with well-organized structure; composite materials; nanomaterials; analysis of textural, structural, morphological properties of porous materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Understanding adsorption mechanisms is fundamental in the design of various adsorption systems used in technological processes and biomedical and analytical procedures and helps explain numerous biological and environmental phenomena. Studies of adsorption process efficiency encompass both the determination of adsorption capacity and process rate, which allows for the optimization of designed systems for specific applications. The rapid progress in the development of new materials with potential use as adsorbents, catalysts, drug carriers or chromatographic stationary phases requires in-depth research on adsorption processes in these systems, with particular emphasis on the role of adsorbate–adsorbent interactions.
The development of adsorption research is focused on the use of various methods to describe phenomena occurring at phase boundaries, as well as on the design of materials (including those derived from natural sources) with increasingly higher efficiency and selectivity, while taking into account their regenerative properties and the possibility of reuse. Another interesting trend is the integration of adsorption processes with other techniques, which allows for the creation of optimal hybrid systems. Understanding the fundamental mechanisms of adsorption is crucial in research on such systems, as it allows for the prediction of the behavior of complex systems in specific applications. This Special Issue is devoted to research covering various aspects of adsorption processes, including the analysis of processes occurring in the internal pore space between adsorbates and adsorbents with different properties, determination of adsorbate–adsorbent interactions using various experimental techniques, theoretical analysis of adsorption mechanisms, correlation of experimental studies with theoretical analysis, determination of structure–property relationships for various systems with potential applications in technology, analytical and biomedical techniques and water/air purification systems.
Prof. Dr. Anna Deryło-Marczewska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adsorption processes
- adsorption mechanisms
- adsorption equilibria
- adsorption kinetics
- porous materials
- structure—property relationships
- theoretical and experimental analysis
- environmental, analytical, biomedical and technological applications
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