Srabanti Ghosh

Sudipta Roy

Lucia Caporaso

Giusy Lofrano

Debbie C. Crans

Jie Shen

Anna Maria Maria Papini

Chen Liao

Cosima Damiana Calvano

Daniela Iacopino

Dönüs Tuncel

Federica Sabuzi

Francesca Maria Toma

Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla

Ganna Gryn’ova

Hoda A. Ahmed

Hongli Wen

Houjuan Zhu

Irene Fahim

 Joana Cardoso Costa

Jyotirmayee Mohanty

Karen Martinez

Lara Massai

 Lorraine Christine Nagle

Luisa Margarida Martins

 Maela Manzoli

Margherita Brindisi

Maria Chiara Arno

Marie Erard

Nicole J. Jaffrezic-Renault

 Ottavia Giuffrè

Pinar Sen

Qiong Sun

Rachelle J. Bienstock

Rajni Verma

 Reshma Rani

Rosalia Maria Cigala

Sarah Pike

Sarish Rehman

Vânia André

Viktorya Aviyente

Weiwei Han

We are delighted to present the 2022 Women in Chemistry article collection. Following the celebration of International Women’s Day 2022, the UNESCO International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Frontiers in Chemistry is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across all branches of Chemistry. At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Chemistry is no exception to this. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.

Women in Chemistry 2022

Giovanni Libralato

Jeanette Brown

In this book discussing the principles of green chemistry and green engineering an international team of investigators present significant recent developments in applying nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology to the area of environmental remediation. The opening chapters introduce candidate nanomaterials, properties, mechanisms that enable the applications, the advantages and limitations compared to existing processes and commercial research requirements. It then explores the detection and application of nanomaterials in photocatalytic processes and as adsorbents, and also covers the effect of nanoparticles in the activated sludge process. Later chapters focus on the effects of nanoparticles on crops, the risks associated with the presence of nanoparticles in the environment, and lastly the environmental effects of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) on land remediation. This timely, multi-author contributed volume is aimed at students, technicians, and academics interested in the role, risks and benefits of nanotechnology in modern environmental contexts.

Applications and Implications

Nanotechnologies for Environmental Remediation

In the last years the release of emerging pollutants such as Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs), Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) into the environment has raised great concern. While investigating how to treat emerging pollutants from water and wastewater, researchers have drawn attention on the implementation of more environmentally friendly technologies able to achieve high removal efficiency at low costs. Emerging Compounds Removal from Wastewater by Green Technologies: Natural and Solar Based Treatments introduces green chemistry in relation to these treatment technologies. More specifically, this volume: • Reviews the suitability of alternative adsorption processes that use natural adsorbents natural materials or agricultural waste in light of the inefficiency of conventional wastewater treatment plants; • Evaluates the potential of constructed wetlands for the removal of some categories of trace contaminant of worldwide relevance in view of their application as decentralized systems; • Highlights the promising role of a special class of oxidation techniques defined as Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) supported by sunlight. This volume will be of great interest to students, technicians, and academics alike who are interested in evaluating and selecting the technologies that lead to better and more sustainable treatment of this huge class of pollutants.

Natural and Solar Based Treatments

Emerging Compounds Removal from Wastewater

Giusy Lofrano

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