Recent Catalytic Progresses for Environmental Remediation and Pollutant Degradation
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 2805
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced oxidation technology; water reuse; heavy metal and new pollutant treatment
Interests: heterogeneous catalyst; mixed oxide; porous support; supported catalyst; redox catalysis; environment; biomass
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global industrialization and urbanization have amplified environmental pollution, posing risks to ecological and human health. As the demand for environmental remediation and the degradation of pollutants in various aquatic systems intensifies, the development of advanced oxidation processes and environmentally friendly catalytic materials has become crucial. These strategies predominantly focus on contaminant removal via oxidation, often necessitating the significant influx of oxidants and the generation of reactive species, such as •OH, SO4•−, reactive chlorine species, reactive phosphate species, and so on.
Contemporary research encourages the deployment of innovative catalytic processes to mitigate health concerns and curtail the operational expenses associated with chemical additives during aquatic remediation endeavors. Elements, such as inorganic ions, natural organic materials, trace metallic cations, nanoparticles, microplastics, and other inherent environmental substances, can be harnessed to initiate catalytic reactions, targeting the degradation of pollutants, particularly the emerging contaminants. Furthermore, functional materials with expansive surface areas and a good catalytic ability can active oxidants like H2O2, O3, persulfate, peracetic acid, and permanganate with low dosage, and even utilize O2 to decompose pollutants.
This Special Issue aims to cover the reaction mechanisms and the roles of reactive species in novel catalytic processes and materials, with a special focus on the degradation of emergent contaminants and environmental remediation in reused, waste-, surface, and groundwater.
Dr. Ying Huang
Prof. Dr. Sébastien Royer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced oxidation process
- emerging contaminants
- environmental catalysis
- radical reactions
- environmental remediation
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