Selective Separation of Heavy Metals from Water/Soil
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Separations".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 3354
Special Issue Editors
Interests: separation of heavy metals; recovery of scattered metals
Interests: removal of contaminants; carbon materials; nanomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heavy metal pollution of natural water and soil is one of the most important environmental problems throughout the world, especially for the industrialized nations. A large amount of metal-contaminated wastewater or exhaust gas bearing hazardous heavy metals (e.g., Hg2+, Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+) produced from mining, metallurgy, and pesticide synthesis processes are discharged into the environment. These heavy metals can accumulate in the vital organs of humans through the food chain, further causing serious diseases and disorders. The selective removal of heavy metals from water or soil can greatly improve the efficiency of remediation.
The aim of this Special Issue is to report recent promising research on current practices, advances, and new perspectives on the effective or selective removal of heavy metals from contaminated water and soil, considering (i) physical-chemistry technologies; (ii) bioremediation technologies; (iii) electrochemical technologies; and (iv) membrane separation technologies. In addition to environmental decontamination, the design of advanced functional material used for the selective recovery of heavy metals will also be discussed, including metal-organic frameworks, biomass, hydrogel, nanomaterials, and natural macromolecular substances.
Dr. Keji Wan
Dr. Shuwen Xue
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- removal and recovery of heavy metals
- adsorption technologies
- physical-chemistry technologies
- electrochemical technologies
- bioremediation technologies
- kinetic, equilibrium, and mechanism studies
- advanced functional material
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