Smart Materials in Environmental Science (Volume II)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2023) | Viewed by 1458
Special Issue Editors
Interests: new materials synthesis and characterization; photocatalysis; nanomaterials; geopolymers
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Interests: biomaterials (hydroxyapatite, titanium and their alloys, etc.); coatings; scaffolds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is generally acknowledged that a current pressing challenge is the development of new materials for environmental applications. In fact, the problem of environmental pollution is one of the most critical issues, determining global warming, extreme weather phenomena, decay of health and loss of human lives, etc. This highly innovative and promising new approach is generated by the necessity of humanity paying attention to water, air, and soil remediation. The materials that reversibly respond to stimuli from environments by changing their properties—so-called smart materials—are particularly promising as potential solutions to global environmental issues.
“Smart Materials in Environmental Science” is a Special Issue dedicated to this new class of materials, emphasizing their applications in environmental protection. Smart materials can minimize environmental impacts, increase energy and material efficiency use, enhance recyclability, etc.
Smart materials are used to develop more cost-effective and high-performance water and air treatment systems. They have been extensively used for treatment, remediation, and pollution prevention. For example, via smart materials, water can be reused, recycled, and desalinized without biological or chemical contamination.
For this Special Issue, the following are some examples of the materials considered: polymers, magnetic materials, adsorbents, nanomaterials applied in diverse fields, membranes, photocatalysts, nano- and mesoporous materials, inorganic polymeric materials (siloxanes, xerogels, geopolymers), thin films, glasses, ceramics, building materials, alloys, coating materials, biopolymers, zeolites and biozeolites, nano-insulation materials, carbon nanotubes, mixed oxides, hydroxyapatite, semiconductors, sensors, etc.
We kindly invite you to submit your research contributions in the form of research articles, communications or reviews for this Special Issue.
Dr. Maria Harja
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Ciobanu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- adsorbents
- membranes
- nano and mesoporous materials
- organic and inorganic polymers
- photocatalysts and photocatalysis
- water, air and soil depollution
- zeolites and biozeolites
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