Special Issue "Sustainable Chemical Engineering: Adsorption and Water Disinfection"

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2021.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Sameer Al-Asheh
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Guest Editor
Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Interests: adsorption of different type of pollutants from wastewater; water disinfection; microbial fuel desalination; adsorptive membranes; biofuel from algae

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue ‘Sustainable Chemical Engineering: Adsorption and Water Disinfection’ will feature peer-reviewed, original research in the field of water and wastewater treatment. It includes full-length research papers, case studies, and notes on topics related to removal and existence of such pollutants as heavy metals, organic matters, micropollutants, dyes from water and wastewater by adsorption processes. The issue also covers research papers on water disinfection, either by chlorination, ozonation, UV, or other advanced disinfection technologies. In addition to these two pillars, papers or relevant topics are also welcome. The aim of the published papers is to enhance the water quality, treatment of water and wastewater in a cost-effective manner, and to provide a vehicle for the rapid dissemination of information of interest to professionals in academia, industry, government, and consulting who are involved in the water quality and water treatment.

Prof. Dr. Sameer Al-Asheh
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Water and wastewater treatment
  • Adsorption processes
  • Removal of heavy metals
  • Phenolic compounds
  • Micropollutants
  • Chlorination disinfection
  • Ozonation
  • UV disinfection

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Simultaneous Adsorption and Reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) in Aqueous Solution Using Nitrogen-Rich Aminal Linked Porous Organic Polymers
Sustainability 2021, 13(2), 923; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020923 - 18 Jan 2021
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Abstract
Two novel nitrogen-rich aminal linked porous organic polymers, NRAPOP-O and NRAPOP-S, have been prepared using a single step-one pot Schiff-base condensation reaction of 9,10-bis-(4,6-diamino-S-triazin-2-yl)benzene and 2-furaldehyde or 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde, respectively. The two polymers show excellent thermal and physiochemical stabilities and possess high porosity with [...] Read more.
Two novel nitrogen-rich aminal linked porous organic polymers, NRAPOP-O and NRAPOP-S, have been prepared using a single step-one pot Schiff-base condensation reaction of 9,10-bis-(4,6-diamino-S-triazin-2-yl)benzene and 2-furaldehyde or 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde, respectively. The two polymers show excellent thermal and physiochemical stabilities and possess high porosity with Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface areas of 692 and 803 m2 g−1 for NRAPOP-O and NRAPOP-S, respectively. Because of such porosity, attractive chemical and physical properties, and the availability of redox-active sites and physical environment, the NRAPOPs were able to effectively remove Cr(VI) from solution, reduce it to Cr(III), and simultaneously release it into the solution. The efficiency of the adsorption process was assessed under various influencing factors such as pH, contact time, polymer dosage, and initial concentration of Cr(VI). At the optimum conditions, 100% removal of Cr(VI) was achieved, with simultaneous reduction and release of Cr(III) by NRAPOP-O with 80% efficiency. Moreover, the polymers can be easily regenerated by the addition of reducing agents such as hydrazine without significant loss in the detoxication of Cr(VI). Full article
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