Advanced Adsorptive and Catalytic Processes for the Targeted Removal of Emerging Contaminants

Dear Colleagues,

New contaminants such as heavy metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and microplastics are increasingly being detected in natural and treated water systems, raising serious concerns for the environment and public health. The increasing prevalence of new contaminants in the environment severely limits the efficacy of conventional pollution control technologies; therefore, additional studies and the development of new solutions are really important.

As such, the aim of this Special Issue is to gather a collection of comprehensive knowledge and innovation on the latest advances in adsorption and catalytic processes for the targeted removal of emerging contaminants. This Special Issue will bring together materials science, environmental chemistry and process engineering promoting eco-friendly solutions and stainability. By presenting interdisciplinary research and innovative solutions, this collection aims to advance the knowledge and practical application of adsorption and catalytic technologies for effective water purification and sustainable management of emerging pollutants.

Experimental review submissions on the development and application of new adsorbent materials, advanced oxidation processes, hybrid adsorption–catalytic systems and other innovative technologies are welcome. Pilot or industrial applications as well as the application of waste biomass as an adsorbent or components of adsorbents are also of interest.

In this Special Issue, we welcome papers related to emerging pollutants, including, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Emerging pollutants;
• Heavy metals and inorganic pollutants;
• Organic pollutants;
• Microplastics;
• Drug residues;
• Physico-chemical treatment processes with particular consideration of adsorption (treatment efficiency, novel adsorption materials or technology integration);
• Advanced materials for the catalytic removal of emerging pollutants from water;
• Recent advances in Advanced Oxidizing Processes (AOPs) and their role in the efficient degradation of recalcitrant pollutants (photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, Fenton reactions, ozonation, etc.);
• Biomass as eco-friendly adsorbents for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater.

I hope you consider participating in this Special Issue.

Dr. Anna Wołowicz
Guest Editor

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