Polymeric Materials in Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 1021
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bacterial resistance; nanoparticles; metal oxides; biomaterials; polymeric nanocomposites
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Dear Colleagues,
Wastewater is one of the most important types of pollution in the water environment, and it poses a great threat to the natural environment and human health. With the increasing emphasis on sustainable management of water resources, water and wastewater treatment has become an integral part of maintaining ecosystems. Currently, various types of materials exhibit excellent performance and are increasingly used in wastewater treatment, such as sand filtration, adsorption, coagulation, flocculation, membrane separation, advanced oxidation processes, and ion exchange to remove various micro-pollutants from water. Polymers, as one of the most important functional materials, mainly include various natural and human-made materials such as polymer blends, films, fibres, cellulose, porous materials, nanocomposites, and hybrid nanomaterials. Polymeric materials show great potential as wastewater treatment materials due to their high molecular weight, complex structure, large surface area, and unique physicochemical properties.
Prof. Dr. Simón Yobanny Reyes-López
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coagulants
- flocculants
- adsorbents
- polymer separation membrane
- polymeric materials
- wastewater treatment
- organic contaminants
