Nanobubbles in Aqueous Systems: Generation, Magnetic-Field Interactions, and Electrokinetic Stabilisation
A Special Issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441) belonging to the section "Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2027 | Viewed by 68
Editor
Interests: water physics; electrohydrodynamics; water coherence; field–matter interactions; sustainable water technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bulk nanobubbles are attracting increasing interest in water treatment, mineral processing, resource recovery, and other aqueous technologies; yet, scalable generation and long-term stability remain debated. This Special Issue invites contributions on hydrodynamic, magnetic, and electrokinetic mechanisms that govern nanobubble generation, transport, charging, and stability in water systems. Particular attention will be given to vortex- and cavitation-based generation methods, swirl and stirred-tank reactors, magnetic-field-assisted processes, electrical double-layer effects, zeta potential, ion transport, gas–liquid interfaces, and multiphysics modelling.
We welcome experimental, numerical, and theoretical studies, including CFD, magnetostatic and electrokinetic simulations, reactor design, characterisation methods, applications in water and wastewater treatment, mineral processing, membrane systems, contaminant removal, and sustainable process intensification. Review articles that critically evaluate mechanisms, measurement challenges, stability theories, and scale-up opportunities are also encouraged.
By bringing together research from water technology, fluid mechanics, colloid science, electrochemistry, and process engineering, this Special Issue aims to advance mechanistic understanding and practical implementation of nanobubble-based and field-assisted technologies in aqueous systems.
Dr. Elmar C. Fuchs
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanobubbles
- vortex flow
- magnetic fields
- electrokinetics
- CFD
- water treatment
- multiphysics modeling
- gas–liquid interfaces
- zeta potential
- process intensification
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