Remediation of Natural Waters by Photocatalysis

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, entitled “Remediation of Natural Waters by Photocatalysis”, focuses on the latest advances in photocatalytic remediation of natural waters. Algal blooms causing eutrophication, depletion of essential oxygen levels for aquatic biota with mass killing of fish and harmful cyanotoxin production, along with other toxic organic and inorganic pollution originating from untreated waste discharges, industrial wastewater disposal, and agriculture runoff, are all present and globally growing environmental problems that affect every part of life on Earth, including human health, water resources, and aquatic ecosystems, as well as the socio-economic development of countries that especially rely on the scale of aquacultural production such as fish farming. We particularly invite papers with topics that include the synthesis and characterization of state-of-the-art nano-biocomposite materials with improved durability, reusability, and sun-driven efficiency in the photocatalytic removal of nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, micro-toxins including cyanotoxins, mycotoxins, pesticides, and heavy metals from water. Papers investigating green chemistry principles for the phyto- or fungal synthesis of innovative photocatalysts are particularly welcome. In addition, we invite comprehensive papers with results on current trends, challenges, and prospects of real-time water pollution monitoring and the application of photocatalytic treatment using microreactor systems for natural water remediation.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, heterogeneous photocatalysis, synthesis and characterization of inorganic–organic hybrids of nano-biocomposites, green chemistry, phyto- and fungal synthesis, monitoring and protection of aquatic ecosystems, water remediation of microtoxins, and photoreactors for wastewater treatment.

The format of welcomed articles includes full papers, short communications, and reviews.

Submit your paper and select the journal Catalysts and Special Issue “Remediation of Natural Waters by Photocatalysis” through the MDPI submission system. Please contact the Guest Editor or Journal Editor (maeve.yue@mdpi.com) with any questions. Papers are published continuously, and we will be happy to receive your submission once you have completed it.

Dr. Tamara B. Ivetić
Guest Editor

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