Separation Techniques for the Removal of Pollutants in the Environment

Dear Colleagues,

In the past few decades, environmental pollution has escalated due to increased human activities, rapid industrialization and other anthropogenic activities. Among the pollutants of concern due to their toxicities are heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides and hydrocarbons. The existence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) and various recalcitrant pollutants in the water environment has rendered existing conventional treatment processes less effective in the treatment of these complex and complicated pollutants. This is becoming one of the most severe environmental challenges that researchers are facing.

This Special Issue entitled “Separation Techniques for the Removal of Pollutants in the Environment” aims to collate recent state-of-the-art contributions related to innovative materials and cost-efficient separation techniques for the removal of emerging pollutants from the environment. Topics include, but are not limited to:

New synthetic and characterization methods to produce cheap and environmentally friendly materials; novel adsorbents for the removal of micropollutants from the environment; biofilms and filtration technologies for pollutant removal; advanced oxidation process for pollutant degradation; nanotechnology applications and process control in pollutants removal.

Thus, the submission of papers describing innovative, sustainable, and eco-friendly separation processes is very much encouraged. Contributions related to the use of renewable energy sources and the possibility of the removal and/or transformation of emerging contaminants into reusable end products will also be accepted.

Prof. Dr. Mohd Razman Salim
Dr. Swee Pin Yeap
Dr. Tony Hadibarata
Guest Editors

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. Separations is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly 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 2600 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.

• novel adsorbents
• recalcitrant pollutants
• nanotechnology applications
• biofilms and filtration technologies
• advanced oxidation processes
• contaminants of emerging concern
• micropollutants
• heavy metals
• endocrine disrupting compounds
• herbicides and pesticides