Recent Progress in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Wastewater and Soil
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1304
Special Issue Editor
2. Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
3. Hunan Key Lab of Mineral Materials and Application, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Interests: functional design of mineral materials and their applications in the fields of minerals, environment, catalysis and composite materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on “Recent Progress in Nanomaterials for Sustainable Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Wastewater and Soil” is dedicated to exploring the recent applications of novel sustainable nanotechnologies in the fields of wastewater, contaminated soil, and solid waste. This Special Issue particularly emphasizes sustainable waste management and new strategies in the treatment of heavy metals in wastewater, contaminated soil, and solid waste using nanomaterials.
This Special Issue comprehensively introduces the latest development achievements in this field, from aspects such as new adsorption materials and the recovery and secondary utilization of valuable resources, to environmental remediation and pilot-scale research. We sincerely invite researchers to submit research papers of academic value related to nanomaterials with unique insights, novel technologies, and excellent performance, or review papers that systematically summarize the cutting-edge aspects of emerging sustainable nanotechnology, to demonstrate the great potential of nanomaterials in the waste-treatment revolution.
Key thematic areas include the synthesis and characterization of highly selective nanomaterials tailored for specific waste-treatment applications, the assessment of nanomaterials in enhancing recycling efficiency, and the role of nanomaterials in the environmental remediation of waste-contaminated sites and water resources. In view of the complexity of real-world waste-treatment application scenarios, this Special Issue aims to provide valuable insights for future research in this field through the introduction of the current development of sustainable nanomaterial technologies.
Prof. Dr. Liangjie Fu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- heavy metal adsorption
- waste treatment
- soil treatment
- sustainable waste management
- environmental remediation
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