Neutron and X-ray Scattering for Water Industry and Related Environmental Science
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 431
Special Issue Editors
2 Department of Materials Science and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Technology and Society, Malmö University, Nordenskiöldsgatan 1, Malmö, Sweden
Interests: advanced materials; soft matter; biophysics; membranes, water quality; environmental remediation; emerging pollutants; monitoring sensors; advanced disinfection techniques; water security and IoT
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Interests: neutron vibrational spectroscopy; water under confinement; hydrogen-bonding; new neutron moderator materials; hydrogen storage; advanced neutron methods for materials and environmental science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The structure and dynamics of molecules in materials can be determined by measuring the changes in energy and momentum of neutrons scattered by the sample under investigation. Neutrons have several advantages over X-rays when it comes to research on water and water-related systems as the neutron interacts strongly with hydrogen, while heavy elements are mostly invisible to the neutron. Since neutrons are non-charged particles, they can penetrate deep into materials, allowing for bulk sample environment equipment to be used. X-rays, on the other hand, easily reveal the structure and dynamics of elements with a higher Z number, which is not visible to neutrons. Furthermore, the X-ray beam can be focused down to the micron range, allowing us to scan samples in detail.
There is an abundance of literature on specific applications of neutrons and X-rays for applied science on topics related to biology, materials science, soft condensed matter, catalysis, and energy storage. However, little attention has been paid to applications of a synchrotron and neutrons for earth and environmental sciences. While there is a lot of literature on water in crystals and confinement in fundamental research, there is no systematic compilation of scientific applications that focus on issues that are related or relevant to the water industry.
The benefits of neutron and X-ray methods for research on water in industrial processes, on materials used in the water industry, and on recognized environmental issues connected to water in a broader sense are the focus of this special issue. We aim here to prepare a Special Issue of Water that serves as a reference for future development of neutron and X-ray applications and methods for the water industry and provides a better understanding of how these methods can be used for applied research in this field.
We encourage water-related contributions, making use of synchrotron X-ray and neutron methods, on—but not limited to—the following applied and fundamental topics:
- Water in bulk and under confinement;
- Water–surface interaction in artificial and natural materials;
- Membranes for drinking water and wastewater;
- Biofilms in drinking water distribution systems;
- Advanced oxidation processes;
- Coagulation–Clarification–Filtration processes;
- Water disinfection technologies, including UV, Ozonation, and chlorination technologies;
- NOM in water treatment and distribution;
- Removal of micropollutants and pollutants of emerging concern; and
- Cyanobacterial and cyanotoxin-related issues in drinking water
Dr. Alfredo González-Pérez
Dr. Monika Hartl
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- neutrons
- X-ray
- elastic and inelastic scattering
- spectroscopy
- drinking water
- wastewater
- water pollutants
- environmental science
