Polymer-Based Materials as Ecological Adsorbents for Environmental Protection

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will discuss new uses of polymer-based materials as ecological adsorbents for the removal of inorganic and organic pollutants from the environment, both at the laboratory scale and industrial scale. New technologies for the removal of inorganic or organic pollutants from the environment, which are ecological and respect the principles of sustainable development, are preferred. Authors can submit their work related to the main aspects of polymer-based material use as adsorbents for the removal of inorganic and organic pollutants from environment, namely, synthesis and characterization of polymer-based adsorbents, methods and procedures of inorganic and organic pollutants from environment (wastewater; contaminated soils; polluted air), valorisation possibilities of exhausted polymer-based adsorbents, etc. Submissions related to recycling, environmental impacts, and policies of polymer-based material valorisation in the context of the circular economy are also encouraged.

Dr. Laura Bulgariu
Guest Editor

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