Design and Application of Photoredox Catalysts
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalytic production of fuels and chemicals; photocatalytic organic synthesis; photocatalytic technology; synthesis and characterization of structured (photo)catalysts; environmental catalysis; materials science and engineering
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Interests: chemical engineering; environmental science; photocatalytic science and technology; semiconductors; solar fuels; photocatalytic devices; green chemistry
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Interests: photocatalysis; organic synthesis; design of nanostructured semiconductors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful innovation in synthetic chemistry, enabling new reactivity paradigms through light-induced radical processes under mild conditions. Driven by visible light as a sustainable energy source, photoredox processes allow transformations with broad substrate scope, tunable selectivity, and access to challenging transformations. Developing innovative photoredox catalysts is crucial for expanding the scope, efficiency, and applicability of these reactions.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research on the design, synthesis, and application of photoredox catalysts for organic synthesis, environmental remediation, energy conversion, and related fields. We welcome high-quality original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that explore novel catalysts, mechanistic insights, and practical implementations in diverse photoredox-driven transformations.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Design, synthesis, and characterization of novel photoredox material.
- Photoredox catalysis for fine chemical synthesis and environmental or energy-related applications.
- Dual or cooperative catalysis involving photoredox processes.
- Integration of photoredox catalysis with flow chemistry.
Mechanistic studies and spectroscopic characterization of photoredox processes.
Dr. Cláudia Gomes Silva
Dr. Maria José Fernandes Sampaio
Guest Editors
Dr. Joana C. Lopes
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- catalyst design
- photoredox chemistry
- environmental remediation
- energy conversion
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