Photocatalysis Application in Environment Science
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis Enhanced Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2024 | Viewed by 969
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; nanostructured heterojunction; photocatalytic water splitting; H2 production
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wastewaters often contain toxic organic pollutants which can have a harmful effect on human health and the environment. Heterogeneous photocatalytic processes have gained increasing interest as an efficient method to degrade a wide range of organic pollutants. The process includes the illumination of semiconductors and the generation of charge carriers (electrons and holes) which are capable of initiating a wide range of oxidative and reductive reactions. The major limiting factors affecting photocatalytic activity include (1) charge separation and transport, (2) charge carrier lifetimes, (3) surface chemical reaction, and (4) visible light absorption. The development of novel catalytic systems with improved redox properties and superior visible light activity is a great challenge today. This Special Issue on "Photocatalysis Application in Environment Science" seeks high-quality research articles, as well as review articles, focusing on the latest advances in photocatalytic processes and their application in environmental sciences. It is expected that this issue will stimulate further research activities in this area and shed light on the main scientific and technological problems in photocatalytic application in environmental sciences.
The topics of interest include:
- Design of novel photocatalytic materials with improved structural, optical, and textural properties and superior photocatalytic activity;
- Application of photocatalytic material for wastewater treatment and treatment of air pollutants;
- Theoretical calculation, kinetics, and mechanism modeling of photocatalytic reactions.
Dr. Jasmina Dostanic
Dr. Davor Lončarević
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalytic mechanism and kinetics
- wastewater treatment
- air pollution
- visible-light photoactivity
- efficiency
