Smart Materials in Environmental Science

Dear Colleagues,

It is generally acknowledged that a real challenge today is the development of new materials for environmental applications. In fact, the problem of environmental pollution is one of the most critical issues, determining global warming, extreme weather phenomena, decay of health till loss of human lives, etc. This highly innovative and promising new approach is generated by the necessity of humanity paying attention regarding water, air, and soil remediation. The materials that reversibly respond to stimuli from environments by changing their properties, so-called smart materials, are particularly promising as potential solutions to global environmental issues.

Smart Materials in Environmental Science is a Special Issue dedicated to this new class of materials, emphasizing their applications in environmental protection. Smart materials can minimize environmental impacts, increase energy and material efficiency use, enhance recyclability, etc.

Smart materials are used to develop more cost-effective and high-performance water and air treatment systems. They have been extensively used for treatment, remediation, and pollution prevention. For example, via smart materials, water can be reused, recycled, and desalinized without biological and chemical contamination.

For this issue, the following materials are some examples of those considered: Polymers, magnetic materials, adsorbents, nanomaterials applied in diverse fields, membranes, photocatalysts, nano- and mesoporous materials, inorganic polymeric materials (siloxanes, xerogels, geopolymers), thin films, glasses, ceramics, building materials, alloys, coating materials, biopolymers, zeolites and biozeolites, nano-insulation materials, carbon nanotubes, mixed oxides, hydroxyapatite, semiconductors, sensors, etc.

We kindly invite you to submit your research contribution in the form of a research article, communication or review for this Special Issue.

Assoc. Prof. Habil. Dr. Maria Harja
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Ciobanu
Guest Editors

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