Green Adsorbents for Water Purification
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 597
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Interests: applied chemistry; environmental chemistry and engineering; industrial chemistry; material science; water treatment; remediation; sorption; AOPs; electrochemistry; corrosion; metal protection
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Interests: advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; sorption, material science; material characterization; plasma processes; water treatment; environmental chemistry and engineering
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Interests: chemical technology; composites; polymers, biosorption; water treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water pollution caused by industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, and urban waste continues to threaten ecosystems and public health due to the persistence of harmful organic and inorganic substances: heavy metals, organic dyes, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, pesticides, PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons), PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), phenols and phenolic derivatives, mycotoxins, Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, and parabens. Many of these pollutants are toxic, non-biodegradable, and difficult to remove using conventional technologies. As global water quality standards become increasingly stringent, the need for innovative and efficient purification methods is more urgent than ever.
This Special Issue seeks to highlight cutting-edge research and reviews on pollutant removal from water systems. We encourage submissions of papers that explore new sorbents, their structural and chemical properties, and the enhancement of sorption efficiency. Researchers are encouraged to contribute studies that delve into innovative adsorbents that enhance adsorption capacity and selectivity, the adsorption mechanisms, and computational modeling for property optimization. Contributions that integrate multiple treatment strategies or propose new adsorption pathways are especially welcome.
Prof. Dr. Aleksandar A. Bojić
Dr. Miloš Kostić
Prof. Dr. Goran S. Nikolić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water purification
- sorption
- (bio)sorbents
- pollutant removal
- synthesis
- kinetics
- thermodynamics
- sorption mechanism
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