Development of a New Generation of Photocatalysts for Sustainable Energy Production and Environmental Remediation
A Special Issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344) belonging to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2027 | Viewed by 127
Editors
Interests: investigating the physical and chemical properties of various materials for the development of new technological applications; photocatalysis and advanced oxidation processes; physical chemistry and polymer rheology; emulsions, environmental chemistry and sustainable technologies
Interests: (photo)catalytic purification of waste water and waste gas; reaction kinetics and mechanisms; analysis and modeling of reactors; process intensification
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Interests: materials science; catalysis; nanomaterials; wastewater treatment; disinfection; hydrogen production; energy harvesting
Interests: hydrogen production; fuel cells; CO2 reduction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalytic technologies have emerged as promising and sustainable solutions for addressing critical environmental and energy challenges through the utilization of solar energy.
Recent advances in semiconductor-based photocatalytic materials have enabled significant progress in photocatalytic hydrogen production, carbon dioxide reduction, degradation of organic contaminants, and remediation of emerging pollutants such as microplastics, perfluoronated compounds, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
The development of novel nanostructured photocatalysts, hybrid organic–inorganic composites, biochar-supported materials, and engineered heterojunctions has substantially improved visible-light absorption, charge separation, interfacial charge transfer, and photocatalytic efficiency.
In particular, Schottky, p-n, Z-scheme, and S-scheme heterojunctions, as well as photocatalysts modified with nonmetallic elements and carbonaceous materials, have demonstrated enhanced stability, selectivity, and resistance to photocorrosion. Furthermore, advances in photocatalytic systems for wastewater treatment have shown great potential for the degradation of dyes, pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, endocrine-disrupting compounds, and plastic-derived pollutants, while photocatalytic CO2 conversion offers opportunities for the sustainable production of value-added fuels and chemicals.
Despite remarkable achievements, challenges related to catalyst design at the atomic scale, mechanistic understanding, reactor engineering, long-term stability, and large-scale implementation remain significant.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest developments in advanced photocatalytic materials and systems for environmental remediation and sustainable energy production, covering fundamental studies, innovative material synthesis, mechanistic investigations, and practical applications that contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable future.
Prof. Dr. Amra Bratovcic
Prof. Dr. Vesna Tomašić
Dr. Manish Kumar Sharma
Dr. Dinesh Bhalothia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced photocatalytic materials
- environmental remediation
- photocatalytic hydrogen production
- water splitting
- photocatalytic CO2 reduction
- wastewater treatment
- organic pollutant degradation
- microplastic degradation
- biochar-supported photocatalysts
- nanostructured semiconductors
- hybrid composites
- heterojunctions
- Z-scheme photocatalysts
- S-scheme photocatalysts
- schottky junctions
- visible-light photocatalysis
- solar energy conversion
- photocatalytic sustainability
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