Recent Advances in Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Innovative Materials in Removal of Water Contaminants

• Other Authors: Dippong, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Chemistry; manganese ferrite; nanocomposites; amorphous silica matrix; annealing temperature; magnetic properties; electrodialysis; ionic liquids recovery; 1,3-dialkylimidazolium ionic liquids; N,N-dibutylimidazolium chloride; ferrite; thermal decomposition; heating temperature; crystalline phase; specific surface; magnetic behavior; spent Ni-Cd batteries; separation; cadmium; nickel; cobalt; crosslinked polyethylene; polar-group molecule; peroxide graft; water-tree resistance; plastic nanoparticles; phosphates; solution chemistry; retention; release; adsorption; photocatalysis; EuVO4/g-C3N4 heterojunction; methylene blue; Langmuir isotherm; poly(methacrylic acid); hydrogel; montmorillonite; Laponite; pyrogenic silica; water decontamination; perchlorate; mixed microbial culture; bio reduction; Monod equation; hydraulic retention time (HRT); sulfonated pentablock copolymer; ions removal; filtration; bismuth oxide; alginate; granulation; iodide adsorption; water; biochar; organic pollutants; Fenton-like catalysis; bismuth ferrite; spark plasma sintering; heterostructure; visible-light irradaition; antibiotics; ammonia; degradation; mechanism; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; carbon nanomaterials; synthesis; application; antibiotic degradation; hybrid TiO2:Au nanoparticles; visible photocatalysis; water remediation; nickel-zinc-cobalt ferrite; thermal behavior; sonophotocatalysis; Cu2V2O7/Cu3V2O8/g-C3N4 heterojunctions; Z-scheme; one-step synthesis; N-doping co-activation; water pollutants; adsorption performance; nanomaterials; ZnO; Al-doped ZnO; Rhodamine B; green light-irradiation; photoluminescence; solid-state 27Al-NMR; dental brackets; enamel surface; acid environment; shared bond test; surface roughness; n/a
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This Special Issue focuses on the application of innovative materials in water decontamination, the synthesis and characterization of engineered nanocomposites,water decontamination by photocatalysis, adsorption and other techniques, and computational and theoretical studies of the reaction mechanisms, kinetics and thermodynamics of water depollution processes. Engineered nanomaterials with magnetic properties allow the adsorption of contaminants, followed by magnetic separation, while other nanomaterials allow the contaminant's photodegradation. The use of these innovative materials, whether for pollutant adsorption or decomposition by photocatalysis, or for constructing low-cost sensors for the detection of contaminants, has gained interest in the preceding decades.