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Functionalized Bioadsorbent Materials for Water Treatment and Environmental Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Oceans".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 April 2026 | Viewed by 49

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Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 1–7 Polizu Street, Sector 1, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: water pollution and treatment; processes by adsorptive bublle; soil pollution and treatment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is a pleasure to announce a new Sustainability Special Issue titled “Functionalized Bioadsorbent Materials for Water Treatment and Environmental Sustainability”.

Biosorption is an economical and environmentally friendly process representing an attractive alternative for the removal of pollutants. The main element of the biosorption process is the bioadsorbent. A wide range of materials have been evaluated as biosorbents, with the following being among the most recent: biological materials (alive or dead), agro-industrial waste materials, plant-derived materials, sludge, polysaccharides, and biopolymers. Because many of these materials are considered waste, their use as bioadsorptive materials has dual advantages: i) a large quantity of waste is recycled into useful materials, thereby reducing waste and its negative impact on the environment; ii) such material is used to eliminate pollution at a low cost and promote a circular economy. It is only through concerted action at multiple levels that the challenges of functionalized bioadsorbent generation can be effectively addressed, which is essential for a sustainable future.

For this Special Issue, both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Innovative techniques for functionalized bioadsorbent materials;
  • Case studies and analyses of biosorption-based water treatment;
  • Environmental sustainability;
  • International cooperation in water treatment by functionalized bioadsorbent materials;
  • Education and environmental awareness;
  • Biosorption mechanisms;
  • Bioaccumulation mechanisms;
  • Kinetic studies;
  • Analytical methods for characterization of materials in terms of their morphology and composition.

Dr. Carolina Constantin
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • functionalized bioadsorbent materials
  • recycling
  • circular economy
  • water treatment
  • environmental sustainability

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