Polymeric Materials for Water/Wastewater Treatment Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Water/wastewater pollution has become a global environmental crisis, posing immense threat to both the natural environment and human health. With the rapid development of material science and technology, materials now display excellent performance and have, thus, gained increasingly broad applications in the field of water/wastewater pollution control. Polymers, as one of the most important functional materials, mainly include various natural and man-made materials, such as polymer blends, films, fibers, porous materials, as well as nanocomposites and hybrid nanomaterials. In recent years, polymeric materials have exhibited great potential for employment in water/wastewater treatment applications, due to their high molecular weight, complex structure, large surface area and unique physicochemical properties.

Based on the above information, we would like to publish a Special Issue (SI) pertaining to Polymeric Materials for Water/Wastewater Treatment Applications in Polymers. This SI aims to provide a platform for researchers to disseminate recent advances in the fundamentals, science and technology of polymeric materials for use in water and wastewater treatment. High-quality original articles, review articles, case studies and short communications related to the following areas are encouraged:

• Polymeric coagulant and adsorbent for water/wastewater purification;
• Polymeric separation membrane for water/wastewater treatment and reuse;
• Polymeric materials for enhancing biological water/wastewater treatment;
• Fabrication, modification and characterization of polymeric materials for water/wastewater treatment;
• Other polymeric material-related applications for pollutant removal and detection in water/wastewater (filtration, catalytic oxidation and sensors).

Prof. Dr. Xin Zhou
Dr. Wei Zhang
Dr. Peng Zhang
Dr. Bin Ji
Dr. Shujuan Meng
Guest Editors

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