Advances in Adsorbent Materials for Contaminant Removal from Wastewaters

Dear Colleagues,

Water is considered one of the essential natural resources on earth. Pollutants such as persistent organic substances, dyes, micropollutants and heavy metals are considered to be the most dangerous water contaminants, having a detrimental effect  on the aquatic ecosystem and human health.

Among the different techniques adopted for wastewater treatment, adsorption can be considered one of the most used technologies due to its low cost and high removal efficiency. The choice of i) an adequate adsorbent material in terms of type of material (natural or synthetic) and adsorption capacity and ii) the implementation of an economic and easily scalable process for the production / modification of the adsorbent represent the fundamental requirements for large-scale applications.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect research articles dedicated to the study and the optimization of the adsorption process for the removal of contaminants from wastewater. In particular, all the topics dealing with the characterization of materials (such as SEM, X-ray diffraction, FT-IR, BET), the study of the adsorption mechanism both from an experimental and theoretical point of view are welcomed.

Dr. Irene Bavasso
Guest Editor

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