Que-Trépanier, Léalu
Victor, Lovenie
Lapointe, Mathieu
Funding for this research was provided by:
Canada Research Chairs program (CRC-2024-00143),)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2023-03486)
Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie (PSO72466)
Article History
Received: 25 December 2025
Accepted: 16 March 2026
First Online: 2 April 2026
Competing interests
: M.L. has applied for a patent on the use of functionalized media for water treatment. Pending Patent: Lapointe, M. (2023). Adsorbent Media and Methods of Manufacture and Use Thereof. Preliminary patent submitted on November 10, 2023 (USPTO). Application no. 63/597,820. Pending. École de technologie supérieure—Université du Québec. This application covers the functionalization of media with several elements and polymers to improve contaminant removal during filtration.