New Insights in Catalytic Technology for the Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Water
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Quality and Contamination".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2025 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editor
Interests: groundwater treatment; adsorption; catalysis; arsenic removal; water treatment residuals; functional materials for water treatment
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Dear Colleagues,
The presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) in water bodies poses an increasing threat to the environment and public health. These contaminants include pharmaceuticals, personal care products, industrial chemicals, and microplastics, with a wide range of sources and complex properties. Traditional water treatment methods, such as biological treatment, physical adsorption, and chemical oxidation, often struggle to effectively remove these emerging contaminants and may even generate more toxic byproducts. Therefore, the development of novel and efficient catalytic technologies has become a major focus of current research. This topic will introduce recent advances in catalytic technology, discussing application potential and future directions.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of recent research related to this field of interest, including the latest applications of catalytic technology for the treatment of emerging contaminants in water. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following areas:
- Fenton-like Catalysis Technology: Through the action of transition metals (such as iron, copper, cobalt, etc.), strong oxidizing radicals are generated to degrade organic pollutants.
- Photocatalysis Technology: Utilizes light energy to excite semiconductor materials to generate electron-hole pairs, thereby initiating a series of redox reactions to decompose organic pollutants.
- Electrocatalysis Technology: Promotes catalytic reactions through the application of an external electric field. Additionally, electrocatalysis technology can be combined with other treatment methods to achieve synergistic effects.
- Enzyme Catalysis Technology: Uses natural or modified enzymes to degrade pollutants.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Huiping Zeng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emerging contaminants
- fenton-like catalysis
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- enzyme catalysis
