Call for papers - Water remediation and purification

Guest Editors

Balal Yousaf, PhD, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Jakub Zdarta, PhD, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 15 August 2024

BMC Chemistry is calling for submissions to our Collection on Water remediation and purification. Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental human need. Unfortunately, many of our primary surface and groundwater sources are at increasing risk of contamination, and conventional water purification methods are struggling to meet rapidly rising demand. Solutions to this problem lie in finding innovative methodologies to purify salt and fresh water more efficiently and establishing better processes to warn against potential risks of water contamination. This Collection invites researchers from across the chemical sciences to share their insights, discoveries, and methodologies in addressing the challenges posed by water pollution and scarcity.

New Content Item This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Balal Yousaf, PhD, Silesian University of Technology, Poland

Prof Balal Yousaf is a University Professor currently affiliated with the Silesian University of Technology in Poland. With a robust background in carbonaceous materials for soil and water treatment and natural resource conversion, he stands as a pillar in the global effort to usher in a sustainable future. He received his Doctoral Degree from the University of Science and Technology of China and continued his career as a faculty member/academic researcher in the same institution. His prodigious output includes over 125 impactful peer-reviewed papers published in esteemed scientific journals. His work has garnered international recognition, as evidenced by citations from over 105 countries, accumulating 5291 citations. He proudly holds an H-index of 43, a testament to his ground-breaking contributions to the field.

Jakub Zdarta, PhD, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Associate Professor Jakub Zdarta is a graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry at A. Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2010) and the Faculty of Chemical Technology at the Poznan University of Technology (2013). He obtained a doctoral degree in 2017 in chemical sciences in the field of chemical technology and became an associate professor in 2021. In 2017-2018 and 2021, he completed a postdoc internship at DTU Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark. In 2019, he interned at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney. Since 2018, he has worked at the Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering at the Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology. Author of over 100 scientific publications indexed by Thomson Reuters JCR and over 10 chapters in monographs. Principal or general investigator in numerous research projects financed by the National Science Center, NAWA, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Member of Editorial Board and reviewer in numerous scientific journals as well as Guest Editor in several special issues of scientific journals. His research focuses on biotechnology, biocatalysis, enzyme immobilization, biological wastewater treatment, bioremediation, removal of emerging organic contaminants, membrane processes, membrane bioreactors, biomass pretreatment and conversion, hybrid materials, and biomaterials.

About the Collection

BMC Chemistry is excited to announce a new Collection focused on water remediation and purification. We welcome articles dedicated to finding a solution to providing safe, clean water for all through treatment, contaminant removal, and pollutant degradation.

Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental human need. Unfortunately, many of our primary surface and groundwater sources are at increasing risk of contamination, and conventional water purification methods are struggling to meet rapidly rising demand. Solutions to this problem lie in finding innovative methodologies to purify salt and fresh water more efficiently and establishing better processes to warn against potential risks of water contamination. This Collection invites researchers from across the chemical sciences to share their insights, discoveries, and methodologies in addressing the challenges posed by water pollution and scarcity.

We welcome submissions from across this field, including the following:

Adsorption mechanisms and strategies
Photocatalysis and advanced oxidation processes
Nanomaterials in water treatment
Emerging membrane filtration technologies
Microbial remediation approaches
Electrochemical innovations for water purification
Sorption processes and ion exchange
Green and sustainable remediation techniques
Desalination and nanofiltration
Bio-inspired materials for water purification
Innovative hydrogel applications
Advances in activated carbon utilization

This Collection was created to support UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG6).

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select Water remediation and purification from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.