Wastewater Treatment: Functional Materials and Advanced Technology, 3rd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Growing concerns over water pollution, water reuse, and the widespread occurrence of emerging contaminants have driven continuous advances in wastewater treatment research. Following the success of the previous two volumes, this Special Issue, “Wastewater Treatment: Functional Materials and Advanced Technology, 3rd Edition”, aims to present recent progress in the development of functional materials and advanced technologies for efficient and sustainable wastewater remediation.

This Special Issue welcomes original research articles, communications, and review papers related to the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of functional materials for wastewater treatment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, adsorption materials, membranes, photocatalysts, electrocatalytic materials, advanced oxidation systems, hybrid treatment materials, and selective separation technologies. Submissions addressing the removal of heavy metals, dyes, nutrients, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, endocrine-disrupting compounds, and other emerging contaminants are particularly encouraged. Studies on treatment mechanisms, structure–performance relationships, interfacial processes, and material regeneration are also within the scope of this Special Issue.

Through this collection, we hope to highlight innovative material-based strategies and deepen the understanding of advanced wastewater treatment processes for diverse and complex aquatic contaminants.

Dr. Jingtao Bi
Dr. Panpan Zhang
Guest Editors

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