Using New and Emerging Technologies to Remove Pollutants in Water/Wastewater

Dear Colleagues,

Considering the increase in water contamination by toxic pollutants, water quality experts are focusing the innovative future technologies for water/wastewater treatment (W/WWT). On the other hand, the treatment of refractory organic and inorganic pollutants is increasing the threats to the survival of conventional wastewater treatment (WWTs) technologies. Regarding this, there are a number of physical, chemical, and biological processes for acquiring high-quality effluents; however, these treatment technologies have shown some limitations regarding the specific pollutant removal efficiencies, vulnerability to environmental pollutants, higher cost and energy requirements, excessive sludge volume, toxicity issues, etc. In addition, the high installation and operational costs of advanced treatment technologies have shifted research interest to the development of economical and reliable technology for the management of these emerging pollutants. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to showcase recent advancements and progresses in the development of sustainable and cutting-edge technologies to remove pollutants in water/wastewater by introducing novel materials and modifying system design. This Special Issue will mainly consider novel research works and review articles focusing on (but not limited to) toxic and emerging pollutants, biological wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation treatment, bioremediation, adsorption, photodegradation, adsorbent materials, catalytic materials, modeling and simulation, membrane-based materials, novel material fabrication and characterization, bioreactors, metal–organic frameworks and biochar-based materials, etc. In addition, economic analysis of various developing stage technologies for water/wastewater treatment will be substantially encouraged and considered.

Dr. Imran Ali
Prof. Dr. Juying Li
Prof. Dr. Changsheng Peng
Prof. Dr. Iffat Naz
Guest Editors

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