Photocatalytic Strategies for Sustainable Wastewater Remediation and Energy Generation
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 575
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water and wastewater treatment technology; biophotocatalysis; membrane technology; bioenergy; process optimization; response surface methodology; green engineering; green catalysis; nanotechnology and magnetic separation technology
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: water and wastewater treatment technologies; green engineering; membrane technology; process optimization; advanced oxidation process; nanotechnology; magnetic separation process
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: catalysis; renewable energy; environmental sustainability; energy transition; climate change
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: development of supported/unsupported nanocomposites catalysts (Catalysis); production of biofuels; process modelling and simulation; wastewater treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The convergence of water scarcity, environmental pollution, and the growing prevalence of biorecalcitrant and emerging contaminants in global water systems underscores an urgent need for sustainable and energy-efficient wastewater treatment technologies. Simultaneously, the global transition towards clean energy, especially green hydrogen production and solar-driven energy processes, demands a scalable and innovative approach grounded in catalytic science. Herein, catalysis, particularly photocatalysis using solar energy, offers a dual solution by enabling both pollutant degradation and renewable energy generation.
Addressing both environmental impact and practical deployment, as a way of bridging the gap between laboratory-based research and scalable field applications, this Special Issue of MDPI Catalysis invites cutting-edge original research articles, critical reviews, and real-world case studies that explore advanced catalytic strategies to address converging challenges.
We seek contributions exploring metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), doped semiconductors, magnetic photocatalysis, reaction mechanisms, reactor design, AI-assisted process optimisation, synthesis and characterisation of nanocomposites, and solar-assisted degradation strategies, including their application in hybrid systems and circular economy models.
Furthermore, emphasis is placed on technologies that integrate wastewater purification with renewable energy generation for real-world adaption at the water–energy–environmental nexus. As this Special Issue aims to showcase transformative catalytic innovations that are not limited to shaping the future of sustainable catalysis with insight into economic feasibility, technological readiness, and environmental impact
We, therefore, look forward to your contributions and feedback to make this a leading platform for catalysis research at the interdisciplinary of water, energy, and environment with green technological solutions.
Dr. Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh
Prof. Dr. Sudesh Rathilal
Guest Editors
Dr. Ifeanyi Michael Smarte Anekwe
Dr. Sherif Ishola Mustapha
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- catalysis
- metal–organic framework
- semiconductors
- nanotechnology
- water splitting
- photocatalysis
- green hydrogen
- renewable energy
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