Advances of Photocatalytic Application in Water and Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 2391
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced water and wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; environmental nanotechnology; advanced oxidation processes; photocatalysis; electrochemical processes
Interests: emerging contaminants; target and nontarget analysis; photodegradation; dissolved organic matter; degradation byproducts identification; enzymatic degradation; wastewater treatment and wastewater proteomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalytic advanced oxidation processes for treating water and wastewater have been the subject of extensive research and technological advancements over the past three decades for their potential of being a low-cost, environmentally friendly, and sustainable approach. The major challenges restraining the commercialization of this technology are the low photoconversion efficiency, the cost associated with the UV source, post-recovery of photocatalysts, and the photocatalytic efficiency towards the degradation of emerging, recalcitrant contaminants. Research efforts are being made to develop novel catalytic materials with broader light absorption to utilize the sunlight effectively. Development of the hybrid catalytic materials for the advanced hybrid oxidation of contaminants is also gaining much attention due to the enhancement in reaction kinetics. The integration of photocatalysis with other conventional or advanced processes can complement each other for catalyst recovery, improved treatment efficiency and economic viability.
This Special Issue focuses on recent progress and trends in the development of engineered-photocatalytic nanomaterials, advancements in their immobilization and supports, photocatalytic reactor configurations, process optimization, its application in the removal of persistent organic pollutants including degradation byproducts from water and wastewater (domestic and industrial) and the combination of photocatalysis with other treatment technologies. We invite manuscript submissions of original research studies or review articles encompassing the recent findings and advancements in photocatalytic advanced oxidation processes for this Special Issue in Water.
Dr. Divyapriya Govindaraj
Dr. Sanjeeb Mohapatra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- novel photocatalytic semiconductor materials (synthesis, characterization, applications)
- photocatalyst immobilization and supports
- hybrid processes (sono-photocatalysis, photo-electrocatalysis, photocatalytic-fenton, photo-electro-fenton, etc.)
- photocatalytic reactor systems (lab and field-scale trials), including the hybrid reactors
- combination of photocatalysis with other treatment processes (biological, membrane, ozonation etc.)
- photocatalytic degradation of emerging contaminants and disinfection in water
- photocatalytic treatment and process optimization of domestic and industrial effluents
- kinetics and modelling
- fate of photocatalysts in wastewater treatment plants
- photodegradation byproducts identification, transformation pathways and toxicity
- role of dissolved and particulate organic matter in photocatalysis
- economics of the photocatalytic processes in the treatment of water and wastewater
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