Advanced Technologies for Water Treatment and Pollution Control

Dear Colleagues,

Rising global water demand, increasing environmental pollution, and the impacts of climate change are intensifying the need for safe and sustainable water resources. Conventional treatment methods are often inadequate for addressing emerging contaminants, complex pollutant mixtures, and the growing demand for energy-efficient and scalable solutions.

Recent advances in water treatment technologies such as adsorption and ion-exchange processes, membrane-based separations, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), and the development of functional materials including nanocomposites offer promising pathways toward more efficient and sustainable purification strategies.

This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research and review articles focused on innovative approaches to drinking water treatment, wastewater remediation, and pollution control. Emphasis will be placed on studies addressing the removal of heavy metals, arsenic, and emerging contaminants, as well as contributions in environmental nanotechnology, hybrid systems, and process optimization.

We particularly encourage submissions that connect fundamental research with practical implementation, including pilot-scale studies, scale-up approaches, and solutions aligned with sustainability and circular economy principles.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Drinking water treatment technologies;
• Adsorption and ion-exchange processes;
• Removal of arsenic and heavy metals;
• Functional materials for water treatment;
• Nanocomposites and environmental nanotechnology;
• Membrane-based separation processes;
• Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs);
• Scale-up and pilot studies;
• Sustainable water purification and resource recovery.

We invite researchers and experts worldwide to contribute original research articles and comprehensive reviews. This Special Issue seeks to advance innovative solutions and support the development of sustainable and resilient water treatment systems.

Dr. Jasmina Nikić
Dr. Malcolm Watson
Guest Editors

Dr. Minja Bogunović Koljaja
Guest Editor Assistant

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.