Advanced Nanomaterials for Water Remediation
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2023) | Viewed by 2004
Special Issue Editors
2. IB-S–Institute of Research and Innovation on Bio-Sustainability, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: nanoecotoxicology; eco-physiology of aquatic fungi; freshwater ecology; microbiology; aquatic pollution; nanoparticles; microplastics
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2. IB-S–Institute of Research and Innovation on Bio-Sustainability, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: nanoparticles synthesis; nanocomposites; membranes; photocatalysis; adsorption; water remediation
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Interests: nanoparticles; green synthesis; biological activity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water contamination is one of the most critical environmental crises and one of humankind’s most considerable challenges. The World Health Organisation estimates that approximately 800,000 people die yearly from contaminated water consumption. The most pressing issues result from the increasing use of persistent contaminants in anthropogenic activities that endanger aquatic organisms and humans and the obsolescence of traditional water and wastewater treatment plants against these contaminants. Thus, to overcome this deficiency, it is imperative to develop nanomaterials (e.g., nanoparticles, nanotubes, and metallic organic frameworks) that can be used in water and wastewater remediation due to their unique physical–chemical properties, such as large surface area. Catalytic, photocatalytic, and adsorptive nanomaterials have been widely employed to remove contaminants efficiently. In the scope of sustainability, special attention is paid to novel green synthesis routes that yield non-toxic nanomaterials.
A thorough investigation is also vital concerning nanomaterials’ ecotoxicity, for determining if the produced materials are harmful to aquatic organisms and understanding how they affect ecosystems, food chains, and the putative bioaccumulation process.
This Special Issue will focus on, but is not limited to, the following items:
- Novel synthesis, characterisation, and application of nanomaterials in water/wastewater remediation processes.
- Green or sustainable synthesis routes of materials for water/wastewater remediation.
- All types of nanomaterials and nanocomposites for water/wastewater remediation.
- Multifunctional nanomaterials (e.g., antimicrobial/antifouling) for water remediation.
- Ecotoxicity assessment of all types of nanomaterials.
Prof. Dr. Fernanda Cássio
Dr. Pedro Manuel Martins
Prof. Dr. María Carmen Rodríguez-Argüelles
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- photocatalytic nanoparticles, nanosorbents
- ecotoxicity
- eco-physiology
- sustainability
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