Polymer-Based Adsorbents and Photocatalysts
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 December 2023) | Viewed by 870
Special Issue Editor
2. Nanophotonics and Applications (NPA) Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62514, Egypt
Interests: nanostructures; adsorbents; photocatalysts; water treatments; sensors; solar energy applications; nanophotonics; plasmonics; nanoporous membranes; RO membranes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Several strategies have been examined regarding the treatment of wastewaters and environmental pollutants, including adsorption and photocatalytic techniques, which are the preferred approaches due to their effectiveness, ease of operation, low cost, sensibility, selectivity, and efficiency. In recent decades, polymer and polymer-based nanocomposite adsorbents and photocatalysts have emerged as promising materials for removing different contaminants from polluted waters and environments. Many criteria, such as abundance, cost, selectivity, efficiency, kinetic characteristics, thermodynamic parameters, and reusability, influence the design and engineering of polymer-based adsorbents and photocatalysts. To remove pollutants from wastewater, nanostructured polymeric-based catalytic membranes, nanoadsorbents, and nanophotocatalyst-based approaches, for example, are environmentally friendly and efficient, but they require greater effort, low-cost processing methods, and more investments for industrial implementation. This Special Issue focuses on the experimental and theoretical studies of the main features of polymer-based adsorbents and photocatalysts.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Shaban
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymers
- composites
- adsorbents
- photocatalyst
- nanostructures
- water treatments
- pollutants
- membranes
- kinetics
- thermodynamics
- modeling
