Innovative Chemical Technologies and Adsorbents for Environmental Pollution Removal and Wastes Recycling

Dear Colleagues,

Adsorption is a well-established operation that is commonly utilized in water decontamination and has been considered for application in the separation and recovery of substances of economic importance or at risk of scarcity, such as phosphate and technology metals. Many innovative non-conventional adsorbents based on molecular or macromolecular architectures, of natural or synthetic origin, have been proposed to remove environmental pollutants from water and wastewater via liquid–solid adsorption processes.

The main objective of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of recent advances in the development and design of novel adsorbents with superior adsorption capacities for the removal of various pollutants in the environment, which may involve new preparation methods, material designs, characterization techniques, and analyses of the adsorption mechanisms and adsorption capacity of various pollutants.

Prof. Dr. Hee-Jeong Choi
Guest Editor

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• adsorption
• heavy metal removal
• nanocomposition
• photocatalysis
• degradation
• fabricated materials