Novel Materials for Environmental Remediation Applications

Dr. Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis obtained his PhD at the City University of New York, New York City, United States (February 2017). Nowadays, he serves as an assistant professor at the University Marie Curie Sklodowska (UMCS), Lublin, Poland. His research is focused on the development of composite porous nanomaterials for (photo)(sono)(piezo)catalytic technologies for biomass valorization and (micro)plastics upcycling to green chemicals, as well as for air and water purification, linking physicochemical properties to performance and involved mechanisms. He coauthored more than 140 articles, 1 monograph, 7 edited books, and 17 book chapters with over 7000 citations. Since 2021, he has been included in the Top 2% Most Influential Scientists worldwide (Stanford list, Elsevier).Lucas Meili is Professor in the Center of Technology at the Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil. His areas of interest are focused in separation processes, water and wastewater treatment, and synthesis of materials, with a particular interest in adsorption and advanced oxidation processes. Dr. Ioannis Anastopoulos is an associate professor at the Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece. He has conducted postdoctoral research at the Agricultural Research Institute (Cyprus), the University of Patras (Greece), the University of Cyprus (Cyprus), and the Hellenic Mediterranean University (Greece). His research focuses on the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soils following the application of organic and inorganic materials, the development of adsorbent materials for wastewater treatment, and the use of organic amendments for soil remediation. He has authored more than 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals with over 12,000 citations and has been included among the Top 2% Scientists worldwide for the years 2019–24 (Stanford list, Elsevier).

• 1. (introduction): Trends in Advanced Materials for Sustainable Environmental Remediation Applications: Adsorption and beyondSECTION A. METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS2. MOFs based novel adsorbents for aquatic pollutants3. MOFs based materials for gaseous adsorption4. MOFs based materials as soil amendments5. MOFs as catalysts for advanced oxidation processesSECTION B. OXIDES/HYDROXIDES6. Layered double hydroxides: from fundamentals to environmental applications7. Zeolites for environmental purposes8. Silica based materials9. TiO2 based photocatalysts against organicsSECTION C. CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS10. Biochar and Activated Carbon11. Graphene related materials12. Carbon Quantum Dots13. Carbon nanotubes14. Biomass derived materials (like Agricultural waste/biomass)SECTION D. SPECIAL CLASSES OF MATERIALS15. Magnetic Materials16. MXenes17. Aerogels, Cryogels and Xerogels18. ZIFs from adsorptive to catalytic remediation applications19. Synthetic and natural clay-based materials20. Graphitic carbon nitride: triggering the solar light assisted decomposition of hazardous organics