Functional Polymers for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Functional polymers contain chemically bonded functional groups on the backbone, which makes these polymers chemically active for various applications, for example, as reagents, catalysts, protecting groups, and more. Currently, functional polymers based on a wide range of natural and synthetic compounds are an important tool in the development of filtration membranes, fibres, nanoparticles, and nanotubes for water purification and the treatment of wastewater infected with a number of pollutants: heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes. Thus, many techniques have been shown to be effective for removing pollutants from wastewater, including adsorption, chemical precipitation, ion exchange, conventional coagulation, electrodialysis, electrolysis, and reverse osmosis. At the same time, various researchers/scientists in the field of environmental protection have been directed to develop several types of low-cost adsorbents used for the removal of pollutants from wastewater. This Special Issue is focused on the role of functional polymers for water and wastewater treatment. As the proposed topic is a very interesting one, we invite you and your research team to submit research or review articles to the Special Issue entitled “Functional Polymers for Water and Wastewater Treatment”, which will be published in Polymers.  

Dr. Diana Felicia Apopei Loghin
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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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. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• wastewater treatment
• functional polymers
• heavy metals
• dyes
• natural/synthetic polymers
• pollutants
• adsorbents