Hybrid and Supported Photocatalysts for Sustainable Environmental Applications
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
2. Initiator & Co-Founder and Vice President of the Association for the International Development of Academic and Scientific Collaboration–AIDASCO, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: pharmacologically active compounds; advanced oxidation processes; multivariate data analysis; molecular modeling
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2. Initiator & Co-Founder and President of the Association for the International Development of Academic and Scientific Collaboration–AIDASCO, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: computational materials and molecular modeling; computational physics and chemistry; molecular dynamics; molecular docking
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2. Co-Founder and Board Member of the Association for the International Development of Academic and Scientific Collaboration–AIDASCO, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: pharmacologically active compounds; advanced oxidation processes; statistical data analysis; kinetic methods of analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalytic materials have become a central focus in sustainable environmental remediation due to their unique ability to harness light energy to drive chemical transformations that reduce pollution. Hybrid and supported photocatalysts, composed of metal oxides, doped semiconductors, carbon-based materials, polymers, zeolites, and other engineered supports, offer enhanced charge separation, increased surface reactivity, and improved stability compared to traditional photocatalytic systems. These synergistic materials have shown significant potential for the degradation of organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals, and emerging contaminants in water and wastewater, as well as for broader applications in environmental catalysis.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality original research and review articles that advance the understanding of hybrid and supported photocatalytic systems, including their design, synthesis, structure–activity relationships, and real-world performance. Contributions addressing innovative synthetic strategies, large-scale characterization, mechanistic vision, multifunctional materials, and assessments in complex environmental matrices are particularly welcome. We invite researchers from academia and industry to submit novel studies that contribute to sustainable photocatalytic solutions and push the boundaries of environmental catalysis.
Dr. Sanja J. Armakovic
Dr. Stevan Armaković
Dr. Maria M. Savanović
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hybrid photocatalysts
- supported photocatalysts
- environmental catalysis
- sustainable catalytic materials
- photocatalysis
- water and wastewater treatment
- emerging contaminants
- immobilized catalysts
- composite materials
- advanced oxidation processes
- multifunctional catalytic systems
- structure–activity relationships
- green synthesis
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