Graphene-Based Photocatalysts for Water Decontamination

Dear Colleagues,

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development prioritizes water quality issues, with Goal 6 especially intending to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all" in response to the significant challenges provided by water quality issues. The discharge of harmful chemicals and biological species into our water systems has produced adverse effects, not only on human health, but also on the surrounding ecosystem. Photocatalytic remediation of the contaminants is a facile yet environmentally friendly process that uses solar energy, which has garnered ample attention among researchers. To date, there has been a surge in the development of graphene-based photocatalysts for the decontamination of water. This Special Issue, entitled “Graphene-Based Photocatalysts for Water Decontamination”, aims to collate novel advances in the development and application of graphene-based photocatalysts in the remediation of various contaminants, such as dyes, pesticides, antibiotics, chlorinated compounds, surfactants, etc., in order to address the longstanding challenges in wastewater remediation.

This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts (original research papers, reviews or communications) covering all aspects of heterogeneous and homogeneous photocatalytic processes and applications for the degradation of organic pollutants and disinfection in water and wastewater, with a particular interest in graphene/ hybrid graphene materials. Submissions are welcome in, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• The development of a novel graphene hybrid for the photocatalytic remediation of wastewaters, including their preparation and characterizations;
• The photocatalytic degradation of emerging contaminants in wastewater;
• Scale-up approaches for photocatalytic degradation systems.

Dr. Alvin Lim Teik Zheng
Dr. Supakorn Boonyuen
Dr. Andou Yoshito
Guest Editors

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• graphene
• reduced graphene oxide
• graphene oxide
• photodegradation
• water pollutants
• photocatalysis (homogeneous and heterogeneous)
• advanced oxidation processes
• hybrid/composite materials