Dear Colleagues,

The synthetic or natural polymers are a fascinating materials class, especially for developing the specialized applications, meant to increase the comfort of daily life. The development of polymer structure-composition research continues to inspire advances in materials science, providing cost-effective alternatives in ecological, biological and medical applications. Used in applications, especially for their mechanical and thermal properties, polymers become a challenging alternative when it comes to materials with an adaptable, controllable wettability.

According to the Stockholm Declaration (2011), where water is described as the ”blood of the green economy”, there is a continuing need to find and develop innovative solutions aimed at greening this precious resource, promoting new techniques to stimulate sustainable economic development by harnessing this ”green infrastructure”.

Thus, this Special Issue aims to be a support for scientists, researchers and industrial community in this field of study and, at the same time, to connect them to think/find innovative aspects, so as to have more experimental and technical approaches to solving the problems. The topic can be focused, but are not limited, to analytical approach to the experimental and theoretical aspects of design, preparation, processing, characterization and practical implication of polymeric materials/composites systems from macro to nanoscale, regarding:

• greening of water resources: details of major environmental problems linked to key properties imposed on existing materials that can solve this problem;
• special features of the structure-composition of polymeric materials with adjustable wettability for industrial applications, agriculture, medicine and related fields;
• fundamental understanding of the mechanisms for polymer action in water purification processes and/or development of specialized applications based on the wettability degree, useful in specialized application fields.

Prof. Dr. Ana-Maria Albu
Guest Editor

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• Innovative chelating polymers
• Novel polymeric bioflocculants
• Polyelectrolytes
• Polymeric zwitterions
• Polymers for the removal of heavy metals
• Wastewater treatment
• Contaminants removal
• Highly specific adsorbents for the removal of pollutants from complex environmental samples
• Novel polymeric membranes for water purification and effluent treatment
• Cellulose/lignocellulose nanomaterials
• Modelling and simulation of chelation/flocculation process of polymeric materials
• Water-soluble polymers
• Oil sands tailings
• Polymer reaction engineering
• Polymer characterization
• Antifouling materials
• Polymeric/composite membranes