Eco-Friendly Materials in Emergent Contaminants Removal Processes

Dear Colleagues,

Water, air, and soil—essential resources for guaranteeing life—are progressively threatened by pollution.

In the last decades, emergent contaminants have raised increasing attention, due to their toxicological impact on human and environmental health.

These substances (i.e., cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides) derive from daily human activities, agricultural practices, or industrial applications.

The sustainable development of strategies to preserve water, air, and soil quality should be a primary goal.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel technologies and methods for pollutants removal.

With the increasing demand for greener and ecological approaches, different types of adsorbent materials for purification and recovery operations should be explored and developed by the industry.

This Special Issue on “Eco-Friendly Materials in Emergent Contaminants Removal Processes” aims to offer an overview of novel materials, principally derived from food or agricultural wastes, able not only to remove contaminants but also to recover and regenerate for further use, according to the principles of green chemistry, circular economy, and sustainability.

Dr. Jennifer Gubitosa
Dr. Vito Rizzi
Prof. Dr. Pinalysa Cosma
Dr. Paola Fini
Guest Editors

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