Advances in Sustainable Water Management: Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Chemical Engineering (EQ), Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: water; circular economy; nutrients; adsorption; membranes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water scarcity is an increasingly pressing global concern, with more severe and frequent drought episodes affecting both rural and urban areas. In this context, reusing wastewater effluent as reclaimed water is not just an option, but a necessity, in order to ensure a sustainable water supply. However, water reuse also introduces new challenges, particularly the presence of contaminants of emerging concern, such as microplastics or antibiotics, which can pose significant risks to both human health and ecosystems. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to compile innovative research on sustainable water management, with a particular focus on wastewater treatment and water reclamation. We welcome papers that explore innovative approaches in the field of wastewater treatment, particularly those focused on water reclamation and the recovery of solutes as added value products.
We encourage research not only on cutting-edge technologies (e.g., advanced oxidation processes, novel membranes, adsorbents, etc.), but also on novel integrations of existing technologies (e.g., membrane-based processes, adsorption, biodegradation) in order to exploit their synergetic effects and overcome their existing challenges and limitations.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Xialei You
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wastewater treatment
- circular economy
- water reclamation
- physical-chemical technology
- biological processes
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