Catalytic Processes for Environmental Remediation and Resource Recycling
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editor
Interests: functional material; water treatment; adsorption; advanced oxidation; membrane filtration; catalytic process design
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In an era marked by escalating environmental challenges and resource scarcity, innovative solutions are urgently needed to reconcile industrial growth with ecological sustainability. This Special Issue, “Catalytic Processes for Environmental Remediation and Resource Recycling”, explores cutting-edge advancements in catalytic technologies that address pollution mitigation and enable the circular economy.
Catalysis has emerged as a cornerstone for sustainable development, offering energy-efficient pathways to degrade pollutants, capture greenhouse gases, and transform waste into valuable products. This Special Issue highlights interdisciplinary research spanning homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and enzyme-mimetic systems. Key themes include the following:
- Pollutant degradation: catalytic removal of organic contaminants, microplastics, and heavy metals from air, water, and soil.
- Carbon neutrality: CO2 conversion into fuels, chemicals, and polymers via novel catalytic routes.
- Waste valorization: upcycling industrial by-products, biomass, and electronic waste into functional materials or energy sources.
- Catalyst design: Rational engineering of nanostructured, bio-inspired, or single-atom catalysts for enhanced activity and stability.
We invite contributions addressing fundamental mechanistic insights, scalable reactor designs, life-cycle assessments, and techno-economic analyses to bridge lab-scale innovations with industrial implementation. Case studies on catalytic systems deployed in real-world scenarios—such as wastewater treatment plants or carbon capture facilities—are particularly encouraged.
Targeting researchers in chemistry, environmental science, and chemical engineering, this Special Issue aims to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue and accelerate the transition toward a zero-waste future. By showcasing catalytic strategies that harmonize environmental stewardship with resource efficiency, we aspire to inspire actionable solutions for global sustainability challenges.
Dr. Ning Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- novel/green catalysts
- single-atom catalysts
- clusters
- biochar-based or multi-metal-based catalysts
- discovery of new catalytic mechanisms
- optimization of catalytic processes for practical applications
- application of artificial intelligence in catalytic processes
- carbon capture and utilization
- environmental remediation
- resource recycling
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