Mxene-Based Materials for Advanced Water and Wastewater Purification

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a full professor at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. His scientific research interests include environmental science and he is the author of various research studies published in national and international journals and conference proceedings and head of several research projects at the TUMS. He is an editorial board member, guest editor, and reviewer in many internal and international journals and a member of several international science committees worldwide. He is a supervisor and advisor for many PhD and MSc theses at the TUMS. He is currently also a member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health and member of the Institute for Environmental Research at the TUMS.Rama Rao Karri is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Brunei. He holds a PhD from IIT Delhi and a Master’s from IIT Kanpur in Chemical Engineering. With over 20 years of experience in academia, industry, and research, he has experience working in multidisciplinary fields and has expertise in various evolutionary optimization techniques and process modelling. His expertise extends to process modeling and simulation, focusing on optimizing chemical and environmental processes to improve efficiency and sustainability. He serves on editorial boards of several international journals and acts as a peer reviewer for numerous reputed publications. He is also a guest editor for special issues on nanocomposites and environmental engineering topics. Additionally, he contributes to authoring and editing books on sustainable technologies, environmental remediation, and process monitoring with leading academic publishers. Dr. Koduru is a full professor at Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from S.V. University Tirupati, India, supported by a fellowship from CSIR, India. After completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, he joined Dongguk University as an Assistant Professor of Materials Chemistry. In 2013, he became an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at Kwangwoon University. His research interests include the development of low-toxicity nanomaterials and nanocomposites, graphene oxide-based nanocomposites, and nano-metal oxide-impregnated biosorbents for sustainable environmental remediation. He also works on simple, green colorimetric sensors, biomaterials, polymer materials, water and soil remediation applications, and extractive separation of precious metals from aqueous solutions.

• 1. MXene: Theory, structures, synthesis, and characterization2. Removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater by MXene-based adsorbents3. Removal of radionuclides from water and wastewater by MXene-based adsorbents4. Removal of dyes from water and wastewater by MXene-based adsorbents5. Removal of pharmaceutical chemicals from water and wastewater by MXene-based adsorbents6. Removal of pesticides from water and wastewater by MXene-based adsorbents7. Removal of phenolic compounds from water and wastewater by MXene-based adsorbents8. Removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater by MXene-based photocatalysts9. Removal of radionuclides from water and wastewater by MXene-based photocatalysts10. Removal of dyes from water and wastewater by MXene-based photocatalysts11. Removal of pharmaceutical chemicals from water and wastewater by MXene-based photocatalysts12. Removal of pesticides from water and wastewater by MXene-based photocatalysts13. Removal of phenolic compounds from water and wastewater by MXene-based photocatalysts14. Removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater by MXene-based membranes15. Removal of radionuclides from water and wastewater by MXene-based membranes16. Removal of dyes from water and wastewater by MXene-based membranes17. Removal of pharmaceutical chemicals from water and wastewater by MXene-based membranes18. Removal of pesticides from water and wastewater by MXene-based membranes19. Removal of phenolic compounds from water and wastewater by MXene-based membranes20. Antibacterial properties of MXene and anti-biofouling applications21. The potential hazard and toxicity assessment of MXene-based materials22. MXenes-based sensor for environmental applications23. Regeneration and reuse of MXenes-based materials24. Integration with hybrid systems25. Field-scale applications26. Environmental fate and lifecycle assessment (LCA) of MXenes27. Regulatory and policy considerations