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Nanomaterials for Water Treatment and Desalination

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2024 | Viewed by 1249

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Bassyouni

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt
Interests: nanocomposites; separation process; water treatment; renewable energy
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Prof. Dr. Amor M. Abdelkader

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Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole BH12 5BB, UK
Interests: synthesis and applications of nanomaterials; electrochemical energy storage devices; polymer nanocomposites
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Prof. Dr. Shereen M. S. Abdel-Hamid

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Department of Chemical Engineering, The Egyptian Academy for Engineering and Advanced Technology, Ministry of Military Production, Cairo 3066, Egypt
Interests: polymer nanocomposites; materials processing; synthesis and characterization; biocomposites; renewable energy; water treatment
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Dr. Yasser Elhenawy

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Department of Mechanical Power Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt
Interests: membrane technology; desalination; sustainability of desalination processes; PV system and solar thermal system; power generation of renewable energy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water scarcity and pollution are pressing global challenges that require innovative and sustainable solutions. Nanomaterials have emerged as a promising avenue for addressing these issues, offering efficient and cost-effective means for water treatment and desalination. This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research and advancements in the field of nanomaterials for water purification and desalination, presenting an interdisciplinary platform for scientists, engineers, and researchers to share their findings and promote novel solutions to the world's water crisis.

Potential Topics (but not limited to):

  • Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for water treatment;
  • Nanomaterial-based adsorbents for contaminant removal;
  • Nanocatalysts for advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in water treatment;
  • Nanomaterial-enhanced membranes for water purification and desalination;
  • Nanocomposite materials for water remediation;
  • Applications of nanotechnology in seawater desalination;
  • Nanosensors for monitoring water quality;
  • Nano-enabled photocatalytic water treatment;
  • Nanomaterials for emerging contaminant removal (e.g., microplastics, pharmaceuticals);
  • Bio-inspired nanomaterials for water filtration and desalination;
  • Environmental impact and safety assessment of nanomaterials in water treatment;
  • Scale-up and commercialization of nanotechnology in water treatment and desalination;
  • Integration of nanomaterials with conventional water treatment processes;
  • Energy-efficient nanomaterial-based desalination techniques;
  • Nanomaterials for brackish water and groundwater desalination;
  • Nanomaterials for wastewater reclamation and reuse.

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Bassyouni
Prof. Dr. Amor M. Abdelkader
Prof. Dr. Shereen M. S. Abdel-Hamid
Dr. Yasser Elhenawy
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. Nanomaterials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2900 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.

Keywords

  • environment
  • water treatment
  • desalination
  • nanomaterials
  • adsorbents

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Production of Graphene Membranes from Rice Husk Biomass Waste for Improved Desalination
by Makpal Seitzhanova, Seitkhan Azat, Mukhtar Yeleuov, Azamat Taurbekov, Zulkhair Mansurov, Erlan Doszhanov and Ronny Berndtsson
Nanomaterials 2024, 14(2), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14020224 - 19 Jan 2024
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Inexpensive and efficient desalination is becoming increasingly important due to dwindling freshwater resources in view of climate change and population increase. Improving desalination techniques of brackish water using graphene-based materials has the possibility to revolutionize freshwater production and treatment. At the same time, [...] Read more.
Inexpensive and efficient desalination is becoming increasingly important due to dwindling freshwater resources in view of climate change and population increase. Improving desalination techniques of brackish water using graphene-based materials has the possibility to revolutionize freshwater production and treatment. At the same time, graphene matter can be cheaply mass-produced from biowaste materials. In view of this, graphene material was obtained from a four-step production approach starting from rice husk (RH), including pre-carbonation, desilication, chemical activation, and exfoliation. The results showed that the produced samples contained a mixture of graphene layers and amorphous carbon. The activation ratio of 1:5 for carbonized RH and potassium hydroxide (KOH), respectively, provided higher graphene content than the 1:4 ratio of the same components, while the number of active layers remained unaffected. Further treatment with H2O2 did not affect the graphene content and exfoliation of the amorphous carbon. Preparation of the graphene material by the NIPS technique and vacuum filtration displayed different physicochemical characteristics of the obtained membranes. However, the membranes’ main desalination function might be related more to adsorption rather than size exclusion. In any case, the desalination properties of the different graphene material types were tested on 35 g/L saltwater samples containing NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, CaSO4, and MgSO4. The produced graphene materials efficiently reduced the salt content by up to 95%. Especially for the major constituent NaCl, the removal efficiency was high. Full article
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