Advancements in Nanomaterials for the Adsorption and Treatment of Wastewater Pollutants
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 26 February 2027 | Viewed by 96
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water pollution caused by industrialization, population growth, and intensive agricultural activities has become one of the most critical environmental challenges worldwide. The presence of emerging contaminants, heavy metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and persistent organic pollutants in wastewater poses serious risks to ecosystems and human health. As conventional wastewater treatment methods often face limitations in terms of efficiency, selectivity, cost, and environmental sustainability, there is an urgent need to develop innovative, efficient, and sustainable treatment technologies.
Nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their unique physicochemical properties, including high surface area, tunable surface chemistry, and enhanced reactivity, which make them highly promising candidates for the adsorption, degradation, and removal of various wastewater pollutants. In particular, advances in nanostructured adsorbents, photocatalysts, and hybrid materials have opened new pathways for improving treatment performance while reducing energy consumption and secondary pollution.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for recent advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of nanomaterials for wastewater treatment and pollutant adsorption. The Special Issue aligns well with the scope of Sustainability, emphasizing environmentally friendly materials, sustainable processes, and technologies that contribute to water resource protection and sustainable development goals.
Original research articles and high-quality review papers are welcome, with our topics of interest including, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nanomaterials for adsorption of (in)organic pollutants;
- Photocatalytic and advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment;
- Hybrid and multifunctional nanomaterials;
- Sustainable synthesis and regeneration of nanoadsorbents;
- Mechanistic studies and real wastewater applications;
- Environmental impact and life-cycle assessment of nanomaterials.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Paria Eghbali
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced oxidation processes
- wastewater treatment
- photocatalysis
- nanomaterials
- hydrogen storage
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