Photocatalyzed and Electrochemical Processes for a Cleaner Environment, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environment remediation through removal of pollutants, valorization of residues and renewable fuels producticon, via photochemical and electrochemical means, and their life cycle assessment
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Interests: wastewater treatment, water conditioning, advanced oxidation and reduction processes, process intensification, photocatalysis, electrooxidation, and microwave-assisted processes
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Interests: water recovery, electrochemical advanced oxidation processes, electrocoagulation, and pho-to-electrochemical processes
Interests: photocatalysts, catalysts , nanomaterials, semiconductors, fuels, hydrogen, water splitting, water remediation, energy, and air remediation
Interests: development of processes and products based on catalysis, with potential applications in the en-ergy, environmental, and health sectors, as well as issues of industrial property and technology transfer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Around the globe, the natural environment has been deteriorating due to, among other factors, human activities (food, pharmaceutical and fuel production, waste management, travel, communications, etc.). The actions required to remediate such a phenomenon can be classified into two large groups: preventive and corrective. For both groups, photocatalyzed and electrochemical processes emerge as promising alternatives and, therefore, are worthy of being assessed to increase their number of applications. In the context of prevention, these processes allow us, for instance, to conduct selective partial oxidations or reductions under mild temperature and pressure conditions. Such processes can also be applied to remediate air, water, and soil. Therefore, this Special Issue, ‘Photocatalyzed and Electrochemical Processes for a Cleaner Environment’, is dedicated to addressing topics related to the following:
- Wastewater valorization through photocatalyzed and electrochemical methods;
- E-fuels;
- Development of novel photocatalysts and electrodes;
- Photocatalyzed and electrochemical advanced oxidation processes, i.e., photocatalysis, elctrocatalysis, electro-oxidation, electroperoxonation, electrocoagulation, photo-Fenton, electro-Fenton, and photo-electrocatalysis;
- Reduction processes, i.e., CO2 conversion through photocatalyzed and/or electrochemical processes;
- Selective photocatalyzed or photo-electrocatalyzed oxidations;
- Fuels production through photocatalyzed and/or electrochemical processes;
- Integration of photocatalyzed processes with others (adsorption, biological, ozone, electrochemical, and persulfate) for pollutant removal;
- Plasmonic photocatalysis;
- Water splitting;
- Photoelectrochemical cells;
- Photocatalysis–biocatalysis hybrid systems;
- Electrochemical–biological cells;
- Valorization of residues through photocatalyzed and/or electrochemical processes;
- Life cycle assessment of photocatalyzed and/or electrochemical processes;
- Scaling-up and optimization of photocatalyzed and/or electrochemical processes;
- Mechanistic insights and computational studies on photocatalyzed and/or electrochemical processes.
Dr. Reyna Natividad
Dr. Alicia L. Garcia-Costa
Dr. Gabriela Roa-Morales
Dr. Ángeles Mantilla
Prof. Dr. Fiderman Machuca-Martínez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- advanced oxidation processes
- photo-Fenton
- electro-Fenton
- water splitting
- CO2 reduction
- electrochemical cells
- photoelectrochemical cells (PECs)
- photocatalysts development
- plasmonic photocatalysis
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
- electrorefinery
- electrocoagulation
- hydrogen production
- green hydrogen
- E-fuels
- photoreactors
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