Photocatalytic Processes for Organic Pollutants: Advanced Applications and Perspectives
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis Enhanced Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 257
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Interests: advanced oxidation processes, water and wastewater treatment; environmental photocatalysis; chemical engineering; chemical kinetics
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Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, increasing levels of organic pollutants in water and air are affecting human health and environmental safety. Effective elimination of environmental pollutants, i.e., via the photocatalytic degradation of persistent organic pollutants into nontoxic organic/inorganic chemicals, is essential to protect the environment and ensure human development. This photocatalytic process is based on the redox ability of photocatalysts under light conditions, which allows the purification and transformation of pollutants. In this context, additional efforts can be made to steadily improve efficiency by adapting the physicochemical, morphological and optical properties of potential photocatalytic materials. Photocatalysis has gained international academic recognition as an efficient, safe and environmentally friendly environmental purification technology for air quality and wastewater improvement.
This Special Issue, "Photocatalytic Processes for Organic Pollutants: Advanced Applications and Perspectives", aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current status and prospects of this field. Research related to the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants is welcome. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Photocatalyst doping agents and cocatalysts;
- Photocatalyst immobilization and support materials;
- Innovations in photocatalytic reactors and photocatalytic fuel cells;
- Experimental, theoretical, process optimization and modeling of photocatalytic processes;
- Development of novel photocatalytic materials.
I am pleased to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. Both original research papers and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Ivana Grčić
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalytic performance
- pollutant degradation mechanism
- industrial dyeing wastewater
- photocatalytic process
- photocatalysts
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