Recent Advances in Adsorbent for Environmental Purification
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials in Separation Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2025 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials; geopolymer materials; calcium phosphates; crystallography; mineralogy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on advancements in eco-friendly technologies for producing composite polymeric materials that exhibit various physical and chemical properties. These materials find applications across multiple areas, including medicine, industry, cosmetics, and biology. Certain polymer materials are crucial in environmental protection, construction, and building applications.
We invite submissions from researchers engaged in synthesizing, characterizing, and applying composite polymer materials, inorganic polymers, biopolymers, and hybrid polymer materials. Polymeric materials incorporating calcium phosphates are particularly interesting, especially for use in microbiological investigations as antimicrobial agents.
We encourage papers that discuss the development of polymeric materials derived from secondary sources or waste materials rich in silicon and aluminum, along with organic components. Additionally, we welcome research on hybrid polymeric materials from organic residues—such as chitosan, polymeric materials developed from oilcake, or cellulose produced by acetic acid bacteria—that can be functionalized with inorganic components. These materials can serve various purposes, including as adsorbents, antimicrobial agents, and additives in food processing and cosmetics.
This Special Issue aims to attract contributions from those focused on environmentally friendly processes for material production and those utilizing materials obtained through green technologies to purify water, air, and soil, thereby supporting environmental protection. We also encourage work related to materials with antimicrobial properties that can replace traditional agents used in microbiological processes.
Topics suitable for this Special Issue include the above-mentioned areas and other innovative and ecologically friendly materials. We look forward to your contributions!
Dr. Miljana Mirković
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- adsorption
- hybrid materials
- calcium phosphates
- structure
- separation techniques
- environmentally friendly processes
- sustainability innovative approaches
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