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This book deals with the latest developments regarding urban and industrial wastewaters’ adapted treatment with various technologies. It focuses, through valuable publications, on the shifting of the wastewater management paradigm from “treatment and disposal” to “the 4Rs principle: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, and Recover”. The adapted wastewater treatment step will allow (i) the disposal of supplementary water amounts that could be safely reused in order to tackle the water-scarcity problem, and (ii) the preservation of the environment against pollution. Finally, this book will contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and other international related initiatives.

OMWW --- drying --- water recovery --- water characterization --- sustainable development --- alternating current --- coupling --- hybrid material --- biosorption --- wastewater reuse --- protein adsorption --- neutral solute --- ultrafiltration --- selectivity modelling --- pore size distribution --- raw poultry manure --- pyrolysis --- biochar --- characterization --- leaching --- phosphorus --- potassium --- grey water --- SBR --- fouling --- zeta potential --- norovirus --- water reuse --- water quality --- mineral processing --- wastewater treatment --- flotation --- electrocoagulation (EC) --- chemical oxygen demand (COD) --- polyhydroxyalkanoates --- PHA --- PHBV --- mixed microbial culture --- green extraction --- dimethyl carbonate --- purification --- 1-butanol --- wastewater valorization --- reclaimed water --- circular economy --- anaerobic digestion --- biogas --- reuse --- water pricing --- water depletion --- industrial sector --- lignite --- heavy metals --- adsorption --- batch --- isotherm --- mechanism --- n/a

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This Special Issue provides an update on the state of the art and current trends in polymeric drug-delivery systems specifically designed for improving drug bioavailability. The multiple contributions received further strengthen the role of polymers in modern drug delivery and targeting, illustrating the different approaches possible and unveiling what the future may bring.

Medicine --- Pharmaceutical industries --- cystic fibrosis --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- liposomes --- efflux pump inhibitor --- PABN --- aminoglycosides --- macrolides --- poloxamer --- thiourea --- thiolation --- mucoadhesion --- drug release --- in vivo analysis --- in vitro dissolution studies --- S-propargyl-cysteine --- poly(lactic acid) --- endogenous hydrogen sulfide --- water-in-oil-in-water --- rheumatoid arthritis --- chitosan --- drug delivery --- drug absorption --- intestinal assimilation --- oral bioavailability --- nanoemulsions --- micelles --- SEDDS --- zeta potential --- sustained release --- albumin nanoparticle --- MPT0B291 --- high-pressure homogenizer --- histone deacetylase --- calix[8]arenes --- silibinin --- inclusion complexes --- PEGylation --- cytotoxicity --- oromucosal films --- sodium alginate --- nanoparticle drug carriers --- digoxin --- zein --- heart failure --- polymer–liposome complexes --- Pluronic®-poly(acrylic acid) --- Pluronic®-poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) --- stimuli-responsive --- intelligent drug delivery systems --- liposome --- polymer --- long circulation --- polymer–lipid conjugates --- targeting --- stimulus-responsive --- antibody --- affinity --- cyclodextrin --- protein therapeutics --- sustained drug delivery --- Nitric oxide --- hydrogel --- wound dressing --- chronic wounds --- glycyrrhetinic acid --- Soluplus® --- solid dispersions --- anti-inflammatory --- biosafety --- bioavailability --- n/a --- polymer-liposome complexes --- polymer-lipid conjugates

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This Special Issue on “Fabrication of Carbon and related materials/ Metal Hybrids and Composites” presents the importance of the development of new composite and hybrid materials in different fields. It consists of 17 articles contributed by authors from different countries all over the world. The articles can be categorized into four classes. The first class of includes articles focusing on the synthesis of carbon fibers, carbon nanotubes, and graphene hybrid and composite materials. The results include the developments of the methodology and know-how of the synthesis and functionalization of the graphene surface of fibers and nanotubes and their effects on binding with the metal matrix. The second class focuses on the synthesis of new polymeric materials based on pitch/polyethylene composites and their electrical and mechanical properties, including the correlations with its microstructures. Additionally, the second class presents the results of articles, including the synthesis of new biocompatible and eco-friendly metal oxide/polymer materials with antibacterial and antimicrobial activities. The third class includes articles focused on the applications of ceramic metal oxides, such as silica and clays in the development of solar cells and in the fabrications of membranes of water treatments and desalinations. The last part of this Special Issue presents results of the articles focused on high-entropy alloys and metal matrix composites and their weldability.

carbon long fibers --- copper composites --- electroless copper deposition --- electroless silver deposition --- copper electroplating --- contact electrical resistivity --- ultrafiltration --- red clay --- calcium fluoride powder --- wastewater --- oil separation --- ZnO nanoparticles --- green synthesis --- cytotoxicity --- anticancer activity --- chemotherapeutic drugs --- doxorubicin --- gemcitabine --- MDA-MB 231cell line --- triple-negative breast cancer treatment --- high entropy alloys --- electroless copper plating --- thermal expansion --- hardness --- compressive strength --- direct friction stir processing --- in situ composites --- surface composites --- TES --- PCM --- paraffin wax --- multi-walled CNTs --- SEM --- EDX --- TGA --- FTIR --- indentation --- room temperature --- liquid nitrogen temperature --- spalling --- Si-NWs --- nanoscale chemical templating (NCT) --- PV --- copper --- nanocomposites --- metal-matrix composites (MMCs) --- mechanical properties --- spark plasma sintering --- hybrid materials --- chemical precipitation --- Carbopol --- BET surface area --- zeta-potential --- antibacterial activity --- mesophase-pitch --- polyethylene --- carbon-fibres --- morphology --- winder --- blend --- hot pressing --- aluminum matrix composites --- electroless silver and nickel precipitation --- wear resistance --- graphene --- silica --- hybrid composites --- adsorbents --- energy storages --- biomedical fields --- catalysts --- chemical vapor deposition (CVD) --- silicon (Si) --- nanowires (NWs) --- silica microspheres --- photovoltaic (PV) cells --- copper-zinc alloy --- graphene nanosheets --- microstructure --- electrical conductivity --- thermal conductivity --- wear rate --- extrusion --- dwell time --- mesophase pitch --- mixed CNT bundle --- crosstalk delay --- interconnect --- propagation delay --- RLC model --- nanodecoration --- first-principles calculations --- adsorption --- CO2 electroreduction

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The need for energy is increasing and but the production from conventional reservoirs is declining quickly. This requires an economically and technically feasible source of energy for the coming years. Among some alternative future energy solutions, the most reasonable source is from unconventional reservoirs. As the name “unconventional” implies, different and challenging approaches are required to characterize and develop these resources. This Special Issue covers some of the technical challenges for developing unconventional energy sources from shale gas/oil, tight gas sand, and coalbed methane.

horizontal well --- shale gas --- shock loads --- pseudo-steady-state non-equilibrium sorption --- unsteady state non-equilibrium sorption --- porosity–permeability --- fractured-vuggy reservoirs --- flow channel --- pressure derivative --- total organic carbon (TOC) --- CO2 huff-n-puff --- flow behavior --- unconventional reservoirs --- semi-analytical model --- gravel pack --- optimization measures --- fractures --- lab tests under reservoir condition --- dual-porosity system --- unconventional --- gravity differentiation --- MICP --- perforation safety --- fracture penetration extent --- organic-rich shale --- stress-dependent permeability --- equilibrium sorption --- helium porosimetry --- numerical model --- original gas in-place --- shale alteration --- injection and production pattern --- adsorption and desorption isotherms --- low-pressure gas adsorption --- initial water saturation --- drilling fluid --- sorption hysteresis --- coalbed methane --- gas content --- capillary number --- reorientation fractures --- water flooding effect --- organic pores --- tight reservoir --- condensate recovery --- Langmuir pressure --- Klinkenberg slippage theory --- limestone and calcareous mudstone interbedding --- petrophysics --- tight gas sand --- numerical analysis --- northern Guizhou --- wettability --- peak pressure --- sand control --- water imbibition --- clay bound water --- carbon dioxide sequestration --- adsorption capacity --- gas compressibility factors --- convolutional neural network --- multi-stage fracturing horizontal wells --- fractured tight reservoir --- physical model --- tight gas reservoirs --- automatic classification --- NMR --- catalytic oxidation characteristics --- micro-CT image --- wellbore stability --- gas adsorption and desorption --- gas shale --- medium volatile bituminous coal --- hydraulic flow units --- GEM® --- petrophysical properties --- compositional 3D --- rock-water-CO2 interaction --- source-mixed gas --- residual gas distribution --- oxidation reaction pathway --- coal rank --- oil migration --- clay content --- perforated string --- TOC recovery --- Computer Modelling Group (CMG) --- capillary trapping --- pore size distribution --- adsorption --- tight reservoirs --- well interference --- gradation optimization --- shale gas condensate reservoir --- Niutitang formation --- pulse decay test --- well testing --- Langmuir model --- methane adsorption capacity --- pore structure --- and tight sand gas) --- ultra-deep well --- deepwater well --- orthogonal test --- high pressure and low flowrate --- theoretical model --- safety analysis --- transient pressure --- catalyst-activated low temperature oxidation --- reservoir simulation --- Langmuir volume --- air flooding --- petrography --- total organic carbon --- electrical resistivity --- diffusion coefficient --- equation of state --- porosity --- zeta potential --- gas permeability measurement --- co-exploitation --- nuclear magnetic resonance --- Changqing tight oil --- visual experiment --- tight oil reservoirs --- caprock integrity --- coal measure gases (coalbed gas --- NIST-Refprop

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The semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been evolved as a prototypical material to understand the photocatalytic process, and has been demonstrated for various photocatalytic applications such as pollutants degradation, water splitting, heavy metal reduction, CO2 conversion, N2 fixation, bacterial disinfection, etc. Rigorous photocatalytic studies on TiO2 have paved the way to understanding the various chemical processes involved and the physical parameters (optical and electrical) required to design and construct diverse photocatalytic systems. Accordingly, it has been realized that an effective photocatalyst should have ideal band edge potential, narrow band gap energy, reduced charge recombination, enhanced charge separation, improved interfacial charge transfer, surface-rich catalytic sites, etc. As a result, many strategies have been developed to design a variety of photocatalytic systems, which include doping, composite formation, sensitization, co-catalyst loading, etc. Towards highlighting the above-mentioned diversities in TiO2 photocatalysis, there have been many interesting original research works on TiO2, involving material designs for various photocatalytic applications published in this Special Issue. In addition, some excellent review papers have also been published in this Special Issue, focusing on the various TiO2-based photocatalytic systems and their mechanisms and applications.

modified L-H model --- N-TiO2 --- photocatalytic degradation --- benzene --- antibacterial --- copper oxide --- photocatalyst --- titanium dioxide --- thin film --- visible light --- photovoltaic conversion --- interfacial charge-transfer transition --- 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane --- Nb-doped TiO2 --- N-doped graphene quantum dots --- TiO2 --- photocatalytic performance --- pyridinic N --- graphitic N --- solid-phase photocatalytic degradation --- polyvinyl borate --- decahedral-shaped anatase titania particles --- {001} and {101} facets --- facet-selective metal photodeposition --- pH dependence --- zeta potential --- facet-selective reaction --- photocatalysis --- deNOxing --- Titania --- photophysics --- metal oxides --- environment --- 2D materials --- composite --- iron-doped TiO2 --- photocatalytic activity --- low UV irradiation --- hydroxyl radical --- estriol --- W-Mo dopants --- nanoparticles --- non-metal- doped TiO2 --- nitroaromatic compounds --- reduction --- selectivity --- Titanium dioxide --- bismuth molybdate --- lignin --- UV light --- Photo-CREC Water II reactor --- Palladium --- Hydrogen production --- Quantum Yield --- magnetic property --- reusable --- photoreduction --- microporous material --- adsorption --- air purification --- porous glass --- mesocrystals --- synthesis --- modification --- Ru-Ti oxide catalysts --- HCl oxidation --- oxygen species --- Ce incorporation --- active phase-support interactions --- bleached wood support materials --- 3D photocatalyst --- UV transmittance --- floatable --- recyclable --- TiO2C composite --- acid catalyst --- dehydration --- fructose --- 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural --- Microcystis aeruginosa --- microcystin --- controlled periodic illumination --- advanced oxidation process --- hexabromocyclododecane --- environmental management --- advanced oxidation processes --- energy band engineering --- morphology modification --- applications --- Titanium dioxide (TiO2) --- visible-light-sensitive photocatalyst --- N-doped TiO2 --- plasmonic Au NPs --- interfacial surface complex (ISC) --- selective oxidation --- decomposition of VOC --- carbon nitride (C3N4) --- alkoxide --- ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) --- hydrogen production --- TiO2-HKUST-1 composites --- solar light --- electron transfer --- graphene quantum dots --- heterojunction --- process optimization --- response surface methodology --- kinetic study --- Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) --- TiO2 catalyst --- textile wastewater --- oxygen vacancy --- polymeric composites --- photoelectrochemistry --- co-modification --- solar energy conversion --- p-n heterojunction --- g-C3N4 --- charge separation --- semiconductors --- redox reactions --- band gap engineering --- nanostructures --- n/a --- in-situ formation --- anatase nanoparticles --- H-titanate nanotubes --- dual-phase --- low temperature