Advances in High-Performance Photocatalytic Materials
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 139
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalysis; photocatalysis; nanomaterials; clean energy; solar fuels; environment; CO2 conversion; water splitting
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, environmental pollution and energy crises are the top concerns of global society. Massive exploitation is causing a rapid depletion of natural energy resources (e.g., coal, oil, and gas), putting humankind at a high risk of energy shortage. In addition, fuel consumption and production activities emit enormous amounts of pollutants (e.g., CO2, NOx, inorganic and organic compounds) to the environment. Photocatalysis has emerged as a highly potential process offering simple, green, and practical solutions to tackle environmental pollution and develop renewable energy supplies. Specifically, by using photocatalyst materials and light as input energy sources, this process can produce renewable fuels and energy carriers or initiate the decomposition/mineralization of pollutants without releasing by-products. Developing efficient photocatalysts is an essential step to achieve effective photocatalysis.
This Special Issue aims to bring readers the latest advances in research on developing high-efficiency materials for different photocatalytic applications (e.g., H2 production, CO2 reduction, and pollutant degradation, etc.) with a particular focus on new materials, novel synthesis and/or engineering strategies, and the mechanism study of photocatalytic activity. We are pleased to invite researchers from all over the world who are strongly interested in these aspects to submit their original research and review papers. We believe that the expected contributions to this Special Issue will make it one of the prime sources for applied material-related research.
Dr. Nhu Nang Vu
Dr. Jaspal Singh
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- photocatalyst
- efficiency
- clean energy
- environment
- synthesis
- structural engineering
