An Overview of Highly Porous Adsorbent Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Porous Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: synthesis of new monomers; synthesis of polymers and copolymers in the form of monolits and microsphres; synthesis of porous materials; chemical modification of polymers; investigation of the internal structure of the porous materials; hierarchical porous polymers; thermal (TG/DS) analysis of synthetic and natural polymers; ATR investigation; swelling studies; adsorption studies of water contaminants; inverse gas chromatography (IGC)
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Porous materials contain regions of empty spaces into which guest molecules can be selectively adsorbed and sometimes chemically transformed. This has made them useful in both industrial and domestic applications, ranging from gas separation, energy storage, and ion exchange to heterogeneous catalysis and green chemistry. Advanced porous materials such as metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs), and porous carbon materials with high specific surface areas, abundant functional groups, accessible pore structures, tunable pore sizes, and easy modifications are attractive as adsorbents for the capture of toxic heavy metal ions, organic pollutants, and radionuclides from aqueous solutions.
We are keen to receive contributions reporting results with porous materials for different kinds of adsorbents/biosorbents and for different applications (drinking water treatment, purification of irrigation water, wastewater decontamination, and industrial wastewater treatment, among others), covering a wide range of adsorbates (heavy metals, toxic metalloids, surfactants, and dyes, among others).
Original research articles, reviews, or short communications discussing the latest findings and progress in this field are all welcome.
Dr. Małgorzata Maciejewska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- porous materials
- adsorbents
- adsorption
- pollutants
- wastewater treatment
- heavy metals
- decontamination
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