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Implementing Green Principles in Wastewater Treatment
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Implementing Green Principles in Wastewater Treatment

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1610

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Kinjal J. Shah

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College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Interests: green chemistry; environmental sustainability; water treatment; microplastic
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Prof. Dr. Hyunook Kim

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Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
Interests: water and wastewater treatment; analysis of microplastics in the environment
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite research papers, reviews, technical notes, and opinions to be submitted to the Special Issue of Applied Science on “Implementing Green Principles in Wastewater Treatment”.

Water and wastewater treatment technologies have been advancing with the increasing adoption of green chemistry and engineering. According to current statistics, around 30% of industrial wastewater is discharged without being properly treated, having a serious impact on the ecosystem. In addition, after the COVID-19 outbreak, a serious threat to the ecosystem from mask- or wet wipe-originating microplastics was identified.

On the other hand, the acquisition of pure drinking water is a concern in many districts. Through the development of advanced wastewater treatment technologies, water quality can now be improved. The goal of this Special Issue is clear: to put the latest advances in green chemistry and engineering into current practice to economically produce clean water.

In this Special Issue, we invite cutting-edge research that explores the recent advances in wastewater treatment technologies. As stated, reviews, experimental studies and survey contributions are welcome.

Dr. Kinjal J. Shah
Prof. Dr. Hyunook Kim
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • wastewater treatment
  • water–energy nexus
  • innovation technology
  • advance oxidation
  • bio-logical treatment
  • challenges

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Applicability of Clay/Organic Clay to Environmental Pollutants: Green Way—An Overview
by Jingfan Qi, Jiacheng Yu, Kinjal J. Shah, Dhirpal D. Shah and Zhaoyang You
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(16), 9395; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app13169395 - 18 Aug 2023
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Natural clay mineral and its modifier called modified clay have been used in many environmental applications for a number of years. However, they are not capable enough to achieve a higher conversion rate and so-called ecological sustainability. This can be due to a [...] Read more.
Natural clay mineral and its modifier called modified clay have been used in many environmental applications for a number of years. However, they are not capable enough to achieve a higher conversion rate and so-called ecological sustainability. This can be due to a lack of understanding of the selectivity of the clay and its modifier or a lack of compatibility between clay and pollutants. Recently, the development and implementation of green principles into practice have become an emerging field that brings together green chemistry and engineering practices to achieve a pollutant-free environment (air, water, and soil). This review summarizes the role of clay/modified clay in pollution control and discusses the role of green chemistry in creating global sustainability. In this context, this review sheds light on the complete classification of the clay family to identify its properties and to critically examine the applicability of clay and modified clay for air, water, and soil pollution control over the past decade. This is the unique point of this review, showing how the properties of clay/modified clay can be useful for removing any type of pollutant without focusing on a single type of pollutant or clay. Furthermore, the importance of green materials in clay research, as well as the future area of application, was discussed. Overall, this review places value on multidisciplinary researchers to determine the role of the green pathway in the application of clay and modified clay in achieving environmental sustainability. Full article
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