Special Issues

Separations publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Determination of Potentially Toxic Elements in Food, Beverage and Medicinal Plants by Analytical Methods and Separation Technologies submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical techniques; food quality; metals; metalloids; nanoparticles; risk assessment; potentially/presumably contaminating elements; radioactive contamination; radon as potential carcinogenic agent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)
Application of Microbial Metallurgy Process in Metal Extraction
edited by Yuandong Liu and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open
Keywords: minerals bioleaching; microbe– mineral interface; solution reactions; microorganisms; community structure and function; genes and proteins; multiple bio-omics; bioleaching mechanism; biometallurgy techniques; new applications development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Composition Analysis and Biological Properties Evaluation of Plants submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: plants; bioactive compounds; isolation methods; chromatography; MS; NMR; antioxidant activity; antimicrobial activity; antiproliferative activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Application of Biochar in Degradation and Purification
edited by Bo Zhang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel bioremediation techniques about both organic pollutants and heavy metals in soils; biochar-mediated bacterial biofilms; evolution of soil microbes under different stress in soils; interactions between the virus and bacteria in soils; enhancement of soil fertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
Application of Separation Technologies in Microplastic Pollution Management
edited by Hui Yu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; environmental separation; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
HPLC or Other Chromatographic-Based Methods for Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Plant, Food, and Pharmaceutical Products
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive compounds; physiologically active substances; medicinal substances; natural products; metabolites; pretreatment methods; extraction; isolation; separation and purification; plant; food and pharmaceutical compounds; analytical methods; HPLC; other chromatographic technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Extraction and Separation of Bioactive Molecules from Marine Flora and Fauna and By-Products of Aquatic Industries
edited by José Paulo M. Sardinha, and
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercritical extraction; microwaves extraction; ultrasounds extraction; high-pressure extraction; enzyme-assisted extraction; green extraction; marine by-products; marine biomass; bioactive molecules
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Emerging Analytical Methods for Detection and Separation of Environmental Pollutants and Food Contaminants
edited by , Niki Maragou and
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: persisent organic pollutants; emerging contaminants; high-resolution mass spectrometry; low-resolution mass spectrometry; tandem mass spectrometry; food analysis; environmental analysis; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; sample preparation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Analysis and Bioanalysis of Pharmaceuticals: Sample Preparation and Chromatography submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; drug analysis; sample preparation; method validation; biological matrices; extraction; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; pharmaceuticals; sample preparation; high-performance thin-layer chromatography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Separation Methods in Mineral Industry
edited by , Yadong Zhang and Ligang Tang
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamic motion behavior; viscous moist coal; structural optimization; viscous moist coal; structural optimization; numerical simulation; elastic screening; equal thickness screening; particle kinematics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Advances in Chemical Fingerprint Assessment and Analytical Isolation of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals
edited by Arianna Granese
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality control; contaminants and secondary metabolites; chemical fingerprints; analytical techniques; regulatory guidelines; bioactive compounds in natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Application of Biomass in Degradation and Purification submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; pollution; microorganisms; biofiltration; bioremediation; sustainability; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Extraction of Natural Products and Their Bioactivity
edited by Rime Bahij
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; extraction; isolation; bioactivity; bioassay-guided fractionation; bioavailability; toxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Research on the Application of Mass Spectrometry in Environmental Analysis Integrated with Contributions from Italian 5th MS-Enviday submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open
Keywords: mass spectrometry; pollution; environmental analysis; detection; sample extraction; separation technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Separation and Extraction Technology in Mineral Processing
edited by Guixia Fan and Jianhua Kang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open
Keywords: fine-grained minerals; surface and interface process; adsorption kinetics; flotation mechanism; molecular dynamics simulation; solution chemistry; selective separation; reagent development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)
Plant Rubber/Non-rubber Component Analysis and Molecular Characterization with Highly Efficient Separation or Separation-Free Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 708 | Submission Open
Keywords: rubber plant; rubber analysis; non-rubber component; taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS); dandelion; hevea brasiliensis (HEV); eucommia ulmoides (EU); guayule; chromatography; mass spectrometry; omics research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Advanced Extraction and Microextraction Techniques and Their Applications in Sample Preparation
edited by and Haobo Zheng
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open
Keywords: sample preparation; extraction techniques; microextraction techniques; solid-phase extraction; liquid-phase extraction; green analytical chemistry; environmental analysis; food analysis; biological analysis; sorbents; separation media
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Determination of Metallic Elements in Biological and Environmental Samples
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: inorganic trace analysis; biological samples; environmental samples; preconcentration/separation; QC/QA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
Novel Applications of Separation Technology submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 19 articles | Viewed by 38882 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemistry; analytical chemistry; separation technologies; separation science; chromatography; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Advanced Research in Desalination submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: seawater; brackish water; reverse osmosis; distillation; electrodialysis; evaporation; water scarcity; renewable energy; desalination; membrane
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Comprehensive Analysis and Separations of Functional Components in Food and Agricultural Products
edited by Chunyang Li
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: HPLC-MS/MS; supercritical fluid chromatography; agricultural products; functional components; advanced separation techniques; nutritional profiling; food quality analysis; chemical composition; analytical methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)
Extraction and Characterization of Phenolic Compounds from Foods and Food Byproducts by Targeted and Untargeted LC-MS Methods submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: phenolic compounds; phenolic profile/fingerprint of natural extracts; non-conventional extraction techniques; food samples/food byproducts; phenolic compounds-Human health; targeted LC-MS methods; untargeted LC-MS methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Extraction and Analysis of Chemical Compositions of Natural Products and Plants
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6950 | Submission Open
Keywords: extraction; separation  and  purification; analysis; chemical composition; natural products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Separation, Beneficiation, and Purification of Carbonaceous Minerals and Materials submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5715 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbonaceous minerals; spent carbon materials; recycling; purification; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; mineral processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Bioactive Compounds in Foods: Separation, Extraction and Application submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4637 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive; extraction; separation; food; food waste; food-processing waste; agro-industrial waste; functional foods; symbiotic foods; membrane processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)
Advanced Oil–Water Separation Technology
edited by Chaolang Chen
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4426 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil– water separation; oil-in-water emulsion; water-in-oil emulsion; membrane technology; wettability; superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic; superoleophilic or superoleophobic; separation mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
Development and Applications of Porous Materials in Adsorptions
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open
Keywords: porous materials; adsorption; activated carbon; gas separation; water treatment; catalysis; surface chemistries; environmental sustainability; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Applications of Electrochemistry in Water and Wastewater Treatment
edited by Shaoping Tong
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: new electrode material; practical large anode; dehalogenation; electrochemical reactor with high performance; electrolysis combined processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
Advancements in Nanoscale Engineered Composites for Energy Storage, Controlled Release and Separation
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: nano-engineered composite materials; energy storage; temperature control; nanofunctionalization; ion release; separation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Separation and Purification
edited by Yang Cheng and Zhen Yan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecularly imprinted polymers; food samples; quantitative analysis; separation and extraction as well as purification; selectivity; high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and related techniques; gas chromatography (GC) and related techniques as well as GC-MS; nanomaterials; chemosensors and fluorescence probe; high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Application of Chromatographic and Related Techniques in the Detection of Food Chemical Residues
edited by Silvia Valverde and María Teresa Martín
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; stationary phases; sample treatment; novel solvents; mass spectrometry; pesticides; fertilisers; emerging contaminants; food and supplements; green chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)
Comprehensive Separations of Complex Mixtures by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Volume II) submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: comprehensive separation; food analysis; environmental analysis; biological analysis; gas chromatography– mass spectrometry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Separation and Recovery of Valuable Elements from Waste and Wastewater submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5027 | Submission Open
Keywords: separation; valuable elements; resources recovery; metal recovery; precious metals; critical elements; solid wastes; end-of-life products; valorisation; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources: Extraction, Characterization, Evaluation and Application
edited by and Mejra Bektasevic
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4277 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; secondary metabolites; isolation of natural compounds; gas chromatography; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; biological potential; biological application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Application of Magnetic Separation Technology in Green Production
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic separation; magnetic separator; magnetic flocculation; separation modeling; high gradient; quartz purification; Kaolin purification; non-metallic ore purification; lithium iron mica utilization; red mud utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Separation Engineering)
Carbon-Based Materials as Effective Adsorbents
edited by Bijay P. Chhetri
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: green chemistry; nanotechnology; innovation; water purification; catalyst development; materials sciences; environment pollution remediation; electrochemical separation; eco-friendly; natural-derived materials; chromatography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Ion Exchange Mastery: Targeting Cationic and Anionic Species for Their Efficient Separations from Various Samples
edited by Irinel Adriana Badea and
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange equilibrium; new synthetic resins; smart ion exchangers; chelating resins; mixed-mode stationary phases; ion exchange membranes; functionalized cyclodextrins; host-guest interactions; eco-friendly stationary phases; natural ion exchangers (i.e.; wool; chitosan; walnut shells); nanomaterials; carbon dots; contemporary environmental challenges; water treatment; desalination; nuclear technology; pharmaceutical field; innovative nanovectorized therapeutic systems; biomarkers; food; beverage; and chemical industries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
Advanced Functional Materials for Wastewater Treatment and Purification
edited by Tengyao Jiang and Wei Huang
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5534 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatments; heavy metals; organic contaminants; porous materials; adsorption; composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials in Separation Science)
SPME Procedures for GC-MS Analysis of Foods Contaminants and/or Packaging Materials submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open
Keywords: SPME; GC– MS; food contaminants; food safety; packaging; shelf-life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Isolation of Natural Compounds—Emphasis on Antioxidants' Purification submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open
Keywords: separation; antioxidant activity; chromatography; isolation; purification; extracts; phytochemistry; chemistry of natural compounds; extracts; biological activity; radical scavenging; pharmacognosy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Forensic Toxicology: Biological Sampling and Development of Analytical Techniques submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: GC-MS; LC-MS/MS; forensic toxicology; HRMS; chain of custody; specimen collection; alternative matrices; heavy metals; biological samples; drug seizures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forensics/Toxins)
Removal and Recovery of Nitrogen and Phosphorus from Wastewater
edited by Qian Ping
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2730 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrient removal; resource recovery; biological wastewater treatment; chemical precipitation; electrochemistry; physical treatment; phosphorus release and recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Plant and Natural Sources submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open
Keywords: extraction; characterization; bioactive compounds; natural sources; nutraceutical; plant materia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Analysis, Isolation and Biological Activities of Polyphenols from Terrestrial and Marine Sources
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3386 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; bioactivity; conventional extraction; LC/MS; HPLC; flavonoids; structural elucidation; unconventional extraction; separation; polyphenols; liquid-liquid chromatography (CCC/CPC)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Natural Products and Pharmaceuticals)
Application of Deep Eutectic Solvents in Green Separation Chemistry
edited by Bušić Valentina and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3066 | Submission Open
Keywords: green separation process; DESs in extraction processes; chromatographic separation techniques; organic synthesis in DESs; DESs in industrial scales; molecular dynamics studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Peptide Synthesis, Separation and Purification
edited by
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrophobicity; retention time prediction; solubility; retention behavior; peptide separation; purification; denaturation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chromatographic Separations)
Novel Methods for the Analysis of Active and Toxic Components in Food submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: food analysis; toxic compounds; bioactive compounds; micro-extractive methods; chromatography; food safety and quality; mass spectrometry; sample preparation; validated analytical methods; green methodologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Analysis of Food and Beverages)
Separation Technology for Metals Recovery
edited by Katarzyna Leszczyńska-Sejda and Andrzej Chmielarz
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrometallurgy; analytical technology; solvent extraction; ion exchange; membrane techniques; electrochemistry; pyrometallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Bioelectrochemical Treatment and Purification of Wastewater
edited by Nuan Yang and Fei Guo
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioelectrochemical systems; bioelectrochemical treatment; wastewater treatment and purification; electrodes and reactor design; electricity generation; nitrogen removal; electroactive bacteria; conductive materials; biofilm formation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Purification Technology)
Photocatalytic Materials for Pollutant Removal by Degradation
edited by Antonietta Mancuso
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; water treatment; air treatment; emerging pollutants; semiconductor materials; visible light; photocatalytic degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Separations)
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