Advances in Polymers and Functionalized Materials in the Environment
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymeric Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2025) | Viewed by 3583
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Mineralogy, Petrography and Geochemistry, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Interests: polymer materials; composting; biochar; fertilization; silica materials; heavy metals; chemical and biological soil properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, various functionalized materials, including silica materials, zeolite–carbon composites, zeolite–vermiculite composites and polymeric materials, have been added to soil with increasing frequency. However, due to numerous modifications, their impact on the environment is not fully understood. Due to the developed porosity and adjustable surface chemistry of functionalized mesoporous silica materials, attempts to use them as adsorbents of various types of pollutants are often reported in the literature. In the case of polymeric materials, they are increasingly used to stabilize soil or are added to compost. These materials can affect the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil to varying degrees.
The following are some of the major areas in which papers are solicited:
- Modification/functionalization of polymeric materials;
- Modification/functionalization of silica materials;
- Circular economy in waste management;
- Monitoring of soil pollution with trace elements and organic contaminants after the application of functionalized materials;
- Reclamation and revitalization of contaminated soil;
- Ecotoxicity assessments and ecological risk assessments after the use of functionalized materials.
Dr. Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- zeolites
- polymer materials
- compost
- soil
- functionalized materials
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