Chitosan-Based Materials for Water and Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2025 | Viewed by 475
Special Issue Editor
Interests: groundwater treatment; adsorption; catalysis; arsenic removal; water treatment residuals; functional materials for water treatment
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Dear Colleagues,
Chitosan is a natural polymer from organic matter with characteristics such as supplying abundant raw material, non-toxicity, and easy biodegradation. Its good properties of flocculation, chelation, and ion exchange give chitosan and its derivatives unique advantages in water and wastewater treatment. With the continuous intensification of research on chitosan and its derivatives, especially the synthesis of a large number of high-performance types of modified chitosan and the use of combined processes, chitosan and its derivatives are playing an increasingly important role in water and wastewater treatment. This Special Issue will concentrate on highlighting timely research including the latest advances in the synthesis and characterization of chitosan-based functional materials and their applications in flocculation, adsorption, membrane filtration, and so on in water and wastewater treatment. Original research articles and reviews are welcomed. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Synthesis of chitosan-based materials;
- Characterization of chitosan-based materials;
- Chitosan-based coagulants for water and wastewater treatment;
- Chitosan-based adsorbents for water and wastewater treatment;
- Chitosan-based membranes for water and wastewater treatment;
- Chitosan-based materials in biological processes for water and wastewater treatment.
Dr. Huiping Zeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- chitosan
- water and wastewater treatment
- adsorption
- ion exchange
- flocculation
- chelation
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