Advances in Functional Polymers for Soil and Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; polysaccharides; flocculation; colloids; adsorption; wastewater treatment; bioremediation; secondary metabolites; Actinobacteria
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Polymers summarizes the current research on the application of polymers in water and soil remediation. The need for innovative solutions in this field is urgent, as industrial processes generate multiple secondary products that can be accumulated in soil and water, often causing irreversible damage. The degradation of such substances is usually expensive and time-consuming. A particularly significant problem is the accumulation of harmful substances, such as heavy metals, dyes, and inorganic compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and petroleum degradation products, in water reservoirs. The primary objective of research in this field is to identify the most effective and safest method of treatment. An interesting solution is the use of polymers that do not cause further damage to the environment and can be effective in the case of contaminants that are particularly difficult to remove.
Both original articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome in this Special Issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Natural producers of polymers;
- Optimization of culture conditions for polymer synthesis;
- Physicochemical properties of polymers;
- Application of polymers in environmental protection;
- New methods of analysis and synthesis of polymeric materials.
Dr. Magdalena Czemierska
Prof. Dr. Anna Jarosz-Wilkołazka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymers
- soil pollution
- wastewater
- environment
- microorganisms
- heavy metals
- flocculation
- sorption
- bioremediation
- biodegradation
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