Promising Sustainable Technologies in Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: waste treatment; electrochemistry; physical chemistry; inorganic chemistry; wastewater treatment; recycling of water treatment and wastewater treatment wastes; nanosized and advanced materials synthesis; nanotechnology in catalysis; corrosion processes
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Interests: water (treatment, distribution, modeling); wastewater (MBR, membranes in agriculture, aquaculture); saltwater intrusion; resource recovery (mine tailing ponds, dye and salt from textile effluent); novel technologies (forward osmosis, membrane distillation)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to contribute a paper to a Special Issue we are co-editing on the topic of “Promising Sustainable Technologies in Wastewater Treatment”. The aim of this Special Issue is to provide best practices in wastewater treatment approaches and technologies.
The research and development of new directions in the field of wastewater treatment are extremely relevant due to the many factors influencing modern society and the environment. Population growth, urbanization, and industrialization are leading to increased volumes of wastewater, creating significant environmental and sanitation problems. Without proper treatment, wastewater can become a source of water pollution, which negatively affects ecosystems, human health, and quality of life.
Traditional wastewater treatment methods are often insufficient to remove new types of pollutants, such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals. These substances can have long-term effects on health and ecosystems. This creates a need to develop more efficient and sustainable treatment technologies.
Innovative solutions, such as technologies based on nanomaterials, advanced oxidation methods, and combining known approaches in one stage and others, show high efficiency in removing complex pollutants and improving the quality of wastewater treatment. Automation and the use of artificial intelligence can optimize treatment processes, reducing costs and increasing the productivity of water treatment systems.
The relevance of research in this area is also due to the global sustainable development goals aimed at ensuring access to clean water and sanitation for all. The introduction of new wastewater treatment technologies helps protect water resources, reduce environmental pressures, and improve public health. Therefore, the development and implementation of innovative wastewater treatment methods is a key factor for sustainable development and the well-being of our society.
Dr. Elena Romanovskaia
Prof. Dr. Veeriah Jegatheesan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wastewater treatment
- sustainable technologies
- environmental protection
- innovative solutions
- green technologies
- industrial ecology
