Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering - Call for Papers
Emerging Nanostructured materials for water and wastewater treatment
Widespread water shortage is a result of population growth, climate change, and rapid industrial development, which has resulted in the depletion of drinking water resources due to a rise in pollutants in the environment. Engineered nanostructured materials have made various revolutionary developments in a wide array of industrial applications owing to their unique features. At the present era, functional nanomaterials have gained significant potentials in important domains, including energy, environment, and water treatment. Recently, an advent of nanomaterials such as nano metal oxides, nanoclay, carbon allotropes and dendrimers have shown significant improvement in the treatment of recalcitrant compounds via membrane filtration, advanced oxidation processes, chemical precipitation, and adsorption. Graphene oxide, metal organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, titania nanoparticles, graphitic carbon nitride and carbon nanotubes are widely preferred due to their multifunctional properties in wastewater reclamation. Hence, this special issue entitled “Emerging Nanostructured materials for water and wastewater treatment” cover topics related to advanced nanostructured material for wastewater treatment process in an effort to enhance the treatment of organic pollutants. Special focus is devoted to the synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanocomposites for varied categories of wastewater treatment process.
The Special Issue thematic area focuses on functional nanomaterials for water and wastewater treatment, which includes:
- Novel nanostructured based polymeric and ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment and desalination.
- Ultrasound-assisted functional nanomaterials for wastewater treatment
- Innovation in adsorption processes and nanomaterials for emerging pollutants elimination
- Photocatalytic nanomaterials for degradation of organic pollutants
- Coagulation and flocculation for environmental protection
Note: The directly submitted papers under this Special Issue category will also be requested to register for the “2nd International Conference of Sustainable Environmental Technology (ISET2021)” Online Conference.
Lead Guest Editor
Dr. Farhana Aziz
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC)
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Email: farhana@petroleum.utm.my
Second email: farhanaaziz@utm.my
Guest Editor
Dr. Lukka Thuyavan Yogarathinam
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Email: ylukkathuyavan@utm.my
Second email: lukkathuyavan@gmail.com