Photocatalytic and Photo-Electrocatalytic Processes for Environmental Remediation, Water Purification, and Solar Energy Utilization
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 93
Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; nanomaterial; degradation; water treatment; H2 production
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: photocatalysis; nanomaterial; membrane; electrocatalysis
Interests: photocatalysis; biomass conversion; carbon material; pollutant treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalytic and photo-electrocatalytic technologies represent one of the most promising pathways toward a carbon-neutral future, offering simultaneous solutions to environmental pollution and the growing energy crisis. By harnessing abundant solar energy to drive thermodynamically unfavorable redox reactions, these processes enable the efficient mineralization of persistent organic pollutants, the disinfection of contaminated water, and the conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels such as hydrogen and hydrocarbon feedstocks. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge advances spanning from rational catalyst design and fundamental mechanistic elucidation to reactor engineering and techno-economic assessment. We welcome original research and review articles focusing on novel semiconductor architectures, heterojunction engineering, single-atom catalysts, photo-electrochemical reactor configurations, emerging contaminant degradation, photocatalytic water splitting, and CO₂ reduction. Special emphasis is placed on studies bridging fundamental discoveries with practical, scalable applications for sustainable environmental remediation and solar energy utilization.
Dr. Huaqiang Zhuang
Dr. Wentao Xu
Dr. Liqin Lin
Dr. Xiaobin Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- photo-electrocatalysis
- environmental remediation
- water purification
- solar energy conversion
- heterogeneous catalysis
- advanced oxidation processes
- water splitting
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