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With the increasing global usage of water and the continuous addition of contaminants to water sources, new challenges have arisen that are associated with the abatement of organic pollutants, particularly those that are refractory to conventional water and wastewater treatment technologies. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) present a competitive alternative to promote the oxidation of organic contaminants by strong oxidative radicals generated from oxygen, ozone, wet peroxide, and UV radiation. The use of catalysts not only improves efficiency but may present remarkable cost advantages for practical applications of AOPs in the abatement of several pollutants. In this Special Issue of Catalysts, we invite authors to submit original research papers focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel heterogeneous catalysts and their uses in advanced oxidation processes for the removal of organic pollutants from aqueous solutions.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- CdS --- Bi2MoO6 microspheres --- antibiotic removal --- charge separation --- visible-light-driven --- carbon xerogel --- carbon nanotubes --- activated carbon --- adsorption --- catalytic wet peroxidation --- heterogeneous Fenton’s oxidation --- p-nitrophenol --- magnetic materials --- chemical vapour deposition --- photocatalytic ozonation --- organic pollutants --- advanced oxidation process --- wastewater treatment --- contaminants of emerging concern --- pharmaceuticals --- environmental catalysis --- biochar --- iron mineral --- heterogeneous catalysts --- antibiotic --- advanced oxidation processes --- water treatment --- Fenton reactions --- LCA --- environmental impact --- Fenton --- photocatalysis --- visible light --- SBA15 --- magnetite --- graphene --- tin oxide --- antimony doped tin oxide --- electrochemical oxidation --- atomic layer deposition --- TiO2-SiO2 --- immobilized photocatalyst --- methylene blue adsorption --- metal-free carbon catalysts --- N, S-co-doping --- catalytic wet air oxidation --- n/a --- heterogeneous Fenton's oxidation

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With the increasing global usage of water and the continuous addition of contaminants to water sources, new challenges have arisen that are associated with the abatement of organic pollutants, particularly those that are refractory to conventional water and wastewater treatment technologies. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) present a competitive alternative to promote the oxidation of organic contaminants by strong oxidative radicals generated from oxygen, ozone, wet peroxide, and UV radiation. The use of catalysts not only improves efficiency but may present remarkable cost advantages for practical applications of AOPs in the abatement of several pollutants. In this Special Issue of Catalysts, we invite authors to submit original research papers focused on the synthesis and characterization of novel heterogeneous catalysts and their uses in advanced oxidation processes for the removal of organic pollutants from aqueous solutions.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- CdS --- Bi2MoO6 microspheres --- antibiotic removal --- charge separation --- visible-light-driven --- carbon xerogel --- carbon nanotubes --- activated carbon --- adsorption --- catalytic wet peroxidation --- heterogeneous Fenton's oxidation --- p-nitrophenol --- magnetic materials --- chemical vapour deposition --- photocatalytic ozonation --- organic pollutants --- advanced oxidation process --- wastewater treatment --- contaminants of emerging concern --- pharmaceuticals --- environmental catalysis --- biochar --- iron mineral --- heterogeneous catalysts --- antibiotic --- advanced oxidation processes --- water treatment --- Fenton reactions --- LCA --- environmental impact --- Fenton --- photocatalysis --- visible light --- SBA15 --- magnetite --- graphene --- tin oxide --- antimony doped tin oxide --- electrochemical oxidation --- atomic layer deposition --- TiO2-SiO2 --- immobilized photocatalyst --- methylene blue adsorption --- metal-free carbon catalysts --- N, S-co-doping --- catalytic wet air oxidation

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The progress of society has led to an improvement of the quality of life of a significant number of people. On the other hand, anthropogenic pollution dramatically increased, with serious consequences for the environment and human health. Controlling and remedying environmental pollution is one of the main challenges of our century. Fundamental and applicative research are called to collaborate, involving scientists in the development of realistic and effective systems for the prevention and the removal of pollutants from the environment. Spreading knowledge is among the missions of researchers and this is the aim of this book, offering an updated view on innovative materials and methods for pollutant treatment. It is composed of 18 articles, among them 5 reviews and 13 original articles, dedicated to new adsorbent materials (inorganic, organic, and hybrid materials) for the capture of pollutant species and for their catalytic conversion into non-toxic substances, and to bioremediation approaches to treat contaminated media. Water, air, and soil pollution was investigated, both at the lab and large scale, with special relevance for wastewater treatments for the removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants. We are grateful to “Molecules” for the opportunity to edit the Special Issue on “Innovative Materials and Methods for the Removal of Pollutants from the Environment”. We created, for this book, an original cover image, dedicated to the efforts of chemistry to defend the beauty of environment, represented by flowers, against every prejudice that considers chemistry an enemy of life.

Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- Pollution control --- green-removal --- tangerine peels activated carbon --- agriculture waste --- acetamiprid pesticide --- enzymatic hydrolysis lignin --- sequential dissolution fractionation --- methylene blue adsorption capacity --- CuFe2O4 nano-particles --- CuFe2O4/PANI composite --- mercury (II) removal --- adsorption --- biochar --- pyrolysis --- heavy metals --- soil remediation --- bioavailability --- biomass waste --- N doped carbon dots --- Cd (II) --- mechanism --- water remedy --- green adsorbents --- pineapple leaves --- rose bengal (RB) dye --- face-centered central composite design (FCCCD), percentage removal (%R) --- adsorption capacity (qe) --- phosphorus removal --- toxic metals --- alginate beads --- sewage sludge --- BC --- sequential extraction --- copper --- carbon-silicon interaction --- bioremediation --- toxic pollutants --- extreme conditions --- extremophilic microorganism --- non-thermal plasma (NTP) --- exhaust emission --- internal combustion engine --- ion chemical reaction --- insensitive munitions --- 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) --- industrial wastewater --- vetiver grass --- phytoremediation --- phytoextraction --- ammonia --- ammonium recovery --- Freundlich --- intraparticle diffusion --- isoelectric state --- Langmuir --- pseudo-second-order --- Temkin --- zeolite --- high-strength wastewater --- sludge liquor --- chitosan --- adsorbent --- carbon --- graphene oxide --- silica --- magnetic separation --- dyes --- Langmuir isotherm --- breakthrough curve --- defluoridation --- up-flow mode --- volcanic rocks --- toluene --- rhodamine B --- water stability of monolith --- nanosorbent --- regeneration --- α-NiMoO4 --- methylene blue --- removal --- zirconium phosphate --- wastewater pollutants --- ion exchange --- heterogeneous photocatalysis --- nanomaterials --- rare earth metals --- wastewater treatment --- pollutants