Advanced Composite Materials for Adsorption

Dear Colleagues,

Water is essential for the survival of living organisms. Enhancing water quality is a top priority The likelihood of increasing the supply of fresh water is low due to the competing demands of the increasing population, industrial growth, and urbanisation. Water pollution refers to the contamination of water sources by substances that make the water unsuitable for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities.

The current demand of the water industry is the development of reliable as well as affordable materials and techniques to supply sufficient amounts of fresh water. Because of the growing demands for water, strict health regulations, and developing contaminants, traditional water/wastewater treatment methods continue to be unable to provide appropriate amounts of safe water. The requirements of clean and usable water continue to increase, conventional water remediation techniques are being developed to stop the contamination of natural water resources. Adsorption is one of the most widely utilised methods for treating water and waste. Adsorbents are materials with a large interior surface area that allow for adsorption.

Composites are typically built using two or more constituents with different properties and that are combined to create a single material with a unified set of properties. Metals, ceramics, and other materials may be included in the composite. Composites may contain metals, ceramics, and other polymers as a matrix and as reinforcement. The ability to combine the qualities of two materials into one for particular applications is the most notable benefit of composites. Thus, researchers are concentrating on the creation and use of diverse composite materials, including nanocomposites, for the purification of water. The effectiveness and efficiency of these composites has been noted in the separation of oil and water, the catalytic degradation of organic pollutants, and the adsorption of heavy metal ions, dyes, and micropollutants.

The main aim of this Special Issue is to collect research on the synthesis and characterisation of composite materials used as adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment.

Dr. P.N. Sudha
Dr. Thandapani Gomathi
Dr. Prabhakarn Arunachalam
Guest Editors

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• organic matter
• heavy metals
• dyes
• radionuclides
• nanocomposites
• activated charcoal composites
• polymer composites
• oxide-based composites
• hybrid composites
• biosorbent composites
• graphene-based composites
• water treatment
• organic-inorganic polymer composites