Adsorption Materials and Adsorption Behavior
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 28746
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Interests: adsorption; marine antifouling; energy materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Adsorption is the adhesion of various gases, vapors, and solutes in solutions on the surface of solid or liquid substances. Based on the nature of the binding force between adsorbate and adsorbent, adsorption can be divided into physical adsorption and chemical adsorption. The driving force of physical adsorption is intermolecular force, while that of chemical adsorption is the chemical bonds between adsorbate and adsorbent. Physical adsorption and chemical adsorption are not isolated but often occur together.
Adsorption has been widely used in the removal of heavy metal ions from water, the recovery and extraction of various resources, the removal of toxic and harmful gases, and so on. The key to the application of adsorption technology is the selection and design of adsorption materials. Common adsorption materials include carbon materials, metal–organic frameworks, polymer materials, gels, metals, and nonmetallic compounds. The adsorption behavior of materials can be affected by many factors from the adsorbate and the chemical properties of adsorbents. The study of adsorption mechanisms is also very important to improve adsorption efficiency.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to focus on studies about the microstructure design of adsorption materials, molecular behavior on materials’ surface, and related adsorption mechanisms. We are pleased to invite you to contribute related original articles or reviews.
Prof. Dr. Jun Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adsorption
- adsorption materials
- adsorption behavior
- adsorption mechanism
- adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics
- resource extraction
- pollutant removal
- separation
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