Interactions between Earth Materials and Environmental Contaminants—from Structural Aspect to Mechanistic Interpretation
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 October 2023) | Viewed by 5824
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crystal structure of clay minerals; interactions of crystals with environmental contaminants; environmental remediations using nano materials and Earth materials
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Dear Colleagues,
The extensive use of Earth materials for environmental protection and contamination remediation resulted in numerous studies on their potential application. However, most studies were focused on practical aspects, such as the efficiency and capacity for contaminant removal and the evaluation of physical and chemical conditions that promote or diminish contaminant removal. Fewer studies have focused on the mechanisms of contaminant removal by Earth materials from structural aspects and at molecular scales. As such, this call for papers to the Special Issue on “Interactions between Earth Materials and Environmental Contaminants—From Structural Aspect to Mechanistic Interpretation” was targeted to elucidating fundamentals of interactions between the Earth materials and different types of contaminants. It is anticipated that the outcome of the Special Issue will be a collection of about 20 excellent articles. Most importantly, the results would help scientists, engineers, and citizens from around the globe to better use Earth materials to fight against different types of contamination and to achieve maximum environmental protection.
With regard to the contents of submitted manuscripts, anything pertaining to the interactions between contaminants and Earth materials will fit into the Special Issue well. However, as the title of the journal implies, the investigations between the crystal structure and the efficiency of contaminant removal are extremely important and thus the focus of this Special Issue. In addition to Earth materials, modification of Earth materials to increase their efficiency and productivity will also fall into this category. Moreover, the elucidation of Earth materials as additives for industrial applications from the perspective of mechanistic evaluation is also welcome. Manuscripts pertaining to deciphering the role of interactions between Earth materials and contaminants; instrumental characterization of raw and modified Earth materials; hybrid materials with Earth materials as part of the components; and integrated use of waste materials for environmental applications are also welcome. Overall, we anticipate a great turn out of cutting edge research on Earth materials for environmental applications from a crystal structural point of view.
We are looking forward to your contributions. I wish you a productive 2022
Dr. Zhaohui Li
Dr. Yi Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- earth materials
- clays
- zeolites
- interactions
- contaminants
- removal
- mechanisms
- applications
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