Novel Sorbents for Water Treatment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 611
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sorbents; sorption; ion-exchange resins; removal of heavy metals; lithium recovery; water and wastewater treatment; oilfield brine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water pollution resulting from industrialization, urbanization, and intensified agricultural practices is a growing problem facing communities worldwide. Ensuring access to clean water, which is essential for human health and ecosystem balance, requires innovative and sustainable water treatment solutions. Among the numerous techniques developed for water treatment, sorption is considered one of the most effective, environmentally friendly, and versatile methods. Its advantages include simplicity, cost-effectiveness, high efficiency, and the ability to remove a wide range of contaminants (e.g., heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and dyes). Although many sorbents are already available, the emergence of new pollutants and increasingly stringent discharge regulations drives the search for novel, more durable, effective, and selective solutions, as well as easily regenerable and sustainable sorbents.
The aim of this Special Issue is to present recent progress and innovations in the development, characterization, and application of sorption materials for water treatment. We welcome the submission of original research and review articles on topics related to novel sorbents, such as waste-derived sorbents, biomass-based sorbents, carbon nanotubes and graphene-based sorbents, functionalized sorbents, modified sorbents, sustainable sorbents, and composite sorbent materials designed for removing heavy metals, organic pollutants, dyes, nutrients, and emerging pollutants from water. Studies exploring innovative synthesis routes, surface modification strategies, adsorption mechanisms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and isotherm modeling, as well as research focused on regeneration, large-scale applications, and environmental impact, are encouraged.
Dr. Marta Marszałek
Dr. Ewa Knapik
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- novel sorbent materials
- sustainable sorbents
- functionalized sorbents
- composite sorbent materials
- adsorption mechanisms, kinetics, and isotherm modeling
- water treatment
- emerging pollutants
- heavy metal removal
- organic pollutants removal
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