Research on Adsorption Technologies in 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: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental functional materials; colloid and interface science; fate and transport of microplastics/nanoplastics; homoaggregation/heteroaggregation; apatite materials; biochar; potential toxic metals; emergent contaminants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water scarcity and contamination necessitate innovative solutions for sustainable water treatment. Adsorption technologies, with their cost-effectiveness, versatility, and efficiency, have proven to be pivotal tools for removing contaminants such as potentially toxic metals and metalloids, organic pollutants, and emerging micropollutants. This Special Issue seeks high-impact original research and comprehensive review articles to advance the frontiers of adsorption science and engineering. We aim to bridge gaps between material innovation, process optimization, and environmental sustainability, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue across chemistry, materials, environmental engineering, and industrial applications.
Contributions should focus on the following topics: (1) novel adsorbent design (e.g., biochar composites, functionalized nanomaterials, MOFs); (2) mechanistic investigations of adsorption kinetics, isotherms, thermodynamics, and molecular-level interactions; (3) the selective or multifunctional removal of coexisting or low-concentration pollutants; (4) sustainable regeneration techniques and the reuse of adsorbents; or (5) integration with hybrid systems (e.g., adsorption–catalytic oxidation, membrane processes).
We welcome contributions exploring both fundamental breakthroughs and practical implementations. Submissions should highlight novel applications, environmental sustainability, and the potential for addressing global water challenges. Interdisciplinary studies bridging material science, environmental engineering, and chemistry are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Wei Wei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- novel adsorbent materials
- adsorption mechanisms, kinetics, and isotherm modeling
- adsorption of emergent contaminants
- static and dynamic adsorption
- selective adsorption for targeted pollutant removal
- regeneration and reusability of adsorbents
- integration with hybrid systems (e.g., membrane filtration, catalysis)
- pilot-scale applications and real-world case studies
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