Wastewater Treatment of Heavy Metals and Dyes
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 October 2023) | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aerosol physical chemistry; nanomaterials and water treatment technology; catalyst calculation and design
Interests: purification of wastewater containing heavy metals and organic matter; preparation of environmental functional materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Continuous industrial development and urbanization have been accompanied by a large amount of wastewater being discharged into the environment. For example, Heavy metal ions present in the environment are not only highly toxic, showing difficulty biodegrading or being eliminated by the natural environmental process, but can also be transported and enriched through the food chain, ultimately endangering human health. Dye-bearing wastewaters exhibit high chemical and biochemical oxygen demands, and the presence of even very low concentrations in discharge effluents to the environment is worrying for both toxicological and esthetic reasons. To prevent further deterioration of the environment, it is imperative to deal with the pollution caused by heavy metals and dyes.
Therefore, the Special Issue of “Wastewater Treatment of Heavy Metals and Dyes” aims to publish refereed, high-quality research papers with significant novelty and impact in the field of the engineering of heavy metals and dyes wastewater processing. Submissions on the subject of adsorbents, including standard measurements of adsorption kinetics and equilibrium, will only be considered if there is a genuine case for novelty and contribution, for example, highly novel, sustainable adsorbents and their use. Papers on advanced and novel treatment processes and technologies are particularly welcome. Papers that describe novel ideas for solving issues related to water quality and availability are also welcome.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Heavy metal wastewater treatment;
- Dye wastewater treatment;
- Industrial wastewater treatment;
- Water pollutants;
- Water and Environment;
- Other Related Topics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Lihong Tang
Dr. Zhengyang Duan
Dr. Huibin Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low-cost adsorbent
- adsorption
- wastewater
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