Progress in Nanomaterials for Pollutant Removal
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 957
Special Issue Editor
Interests: adsorption; porous materials; water purification; material chemistry; nanomaterials; carbons; energies; supercapacitor
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Dear Colleagues,
Water is essential for the survival of all living things and plays a role in agricultural purposes. Nevertheless, the discharge of untreated industrial effluent into streams and lakes threatens ecosystems and renders the water unsuitable for daily use for various purposes. Therefore, industrial effluents must be treated before they are discharged into natural water bodies. Consequently, nanomaterials are essential for the removal of industrial effluents, such as dye molecules, nuclear waste, pharmaceutical waste, heavy metal ions, pesticides, and other pollutants, due to their large surface area, unique morphologies, and surface-charged materials, whether positive or negative. As a result, environmental researchers engaged in the synthesis of nanomaterials such as LDHs, MOFs, COFs, metal oxides, xerogels, aerogels, CNTs, porous carbons, etc., using economical ways that may effectively remove such pollutants. Notably, these nanomaterials are rich in surface functional groups and have a high surface area and surface charge, demonstrating considerable adsorption capacity, outstanding removal efficiency, and remarkable reusability. As a result, nanomaterials with a distinct morphology and excellent surface properties might play a key role in water treatment.
The proposed Special Issue will focus on but is not limited to the synthesis of nanostructured materials, physicochemical characteristics, batch adsorption studies, adsorption mechanisms, and the removal of single or binary mixtures from water. We welcome authors to submit research focusing on the application of innovative nanostructured materials in water purification technologies.
Dr. Sriram Ganesan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- high surface area
- surface modification
- high removal efficiency
- emerging contaminants
- single and/or binary mixture
- adsorption
- degradation
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