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Recent Advances in Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications
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Recent Advances in Photocatalysis for Environmental Applications

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2025) | Viewed by 1495

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Vesna Lojpur

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Department of Atomic Physics, “Vinča” Institute of Nuclear Sciences—National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: luminescence; nanostructure synthesis; up-conversion; nanomaterials; photocatalysis; material characterization; optoelectronics
Dr. Ivana Dinić

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Guest Editor Assistant
Institute of Technical Science, Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, 110000 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: up-converter particles; hydro/solvothermal synthesis; nanomaterials; photoluminescence; photocatalysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Air and water pollution are major issues today as a result of industrial and technological advancements. Photocatalysis is a promising technology for addressing these difficulties due to its sustainability, affordability, and environmental friendliness. Extensive studies must be conducted to identify an effective photocatalysis for the destruction of pollutants.

The current Special Issue intends to bring together a group of articles related to one of the most important fields in science, catalysis. The Special Issue will publish high-quality research papers related to photocatalysis from various scientific disciplines, including Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Nanotechnology, and Green Chemistry. The discovery of new, promising methods for synthesizing active, stable, and selective nanomaterial-based catalysts will be prioritized as well as the photocatalytic elimination of environmental pollutants in the liquid or gas phase.

If you would like to submit papers to this Special Issue or have any questions, please contact the in-house editor, Ms. Rita Lin (rita.lin@mdpi.com).

Dr. Vesna Lojpur
Guest Editor

Dr. Ivana Dinić
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • nanoparticles
  • synthesis of photocatalysts
  • catalysts for photodegradation
  • self-cleaning materials
  • photocatalytic hydrogen generation and CO2 reduction
  • kinetics and mechanistic aspects of photocatalytic reactions
  • homogeneous photocatalysis

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Correlation of the Microstructural, Chemical, Luminescent, and Photocatalytic Properties of SrGd2O4 Doped with Rare Earth Ions
by Tijana Stamenković and Vesna Lojpur
Catalysts 2025, 15(6), 522; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15060522 - 26 May 2025
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This study evaluated the relationship between the microstructure, photoluminescence, and photocatalytic properties of newly synthesized nanostructured phosphor materials. The combustion method was used to create samples of down-converting SrGd2O4 doped with Dy3+ ions (1, and 7 at%) and up-converting [...] Read more.
This study evaluated the relationship between the microstructure, photoluminescence, and photocatalytic properties of newly synthesized nanostructured phosphor materials. The combustion method was used to create samples of down-converting SrGd2O4 doped with Dy3+ ions (1, and 7 at%) and up-converting SrGd2O4 co-doped with varying quantities of Yb3+ ions (2, and 6 at%) and a constant quantity of Ho3+ ions (1 at%). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the existence of porous agglomerated round-shaped particles, with the size around 150 nm, arranged in network-like structures. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirmed the presence of all structural elements and their homogeneous distribution throughout the particles. The presence of specific emission peaks associated with Dy3+ or Ho3+ dopant ions was demonstrated by luminescent measurement. The degradation processes of specific organic dyes (methylene blue for up-converters and rhodamine B for down-converters) under simulated sun irradiation were used to investigate photocatalytic activity. A reduction in dye concentration in aqueous solutions was measured using UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy. The results showed a successful dye breakdown rate after 4 h, and aliquots of the working solutions were obtained at precise intervals. Additionally, the results indicated that samples with the highest luminescence intensity exhibited superior photocatalytic activity, suggesting a significant promise for usage as multifunctional materials. Full article
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Environmental Contaminants: Transformation Products and Effects on Photocatalytic Performance
by Ailton José Moreira, Gleison Neres Marques, Kelvin Costa de Araújo, Alex Silva de Moraes, Lucia Helena Mascaro and Ernesto Chaves Pereira
Catalysts 2025, 15(7), 643; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal15070643 - 30 Jun 2025
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Advanced oxidation processes are technologies currently being developed and applied to degrade many emerging contaminants that require special attention due to the risks associated with health and the environment. However, the transformation products (TPs) produced by the degradation of these contaminants have attracted [...] Read more.
Advanced oxidation processes are technologies currently being developed and applied to degrade many emerging contaminants that require special attention due to the risks associated with health and the environment. However, the transformation products (TPs) produced by the degradation of these contaminants have attracted little attention from the community regarding their effects on degradation processes, persistence, and environmental toxicity. To present this concern to the scientific community, this article provides data and information that allows us to identify that TPs cannot be pushed to the background or completely ignored in environmental decontamination studies. To this end, heterogeneous photocatalysis was chosen as the primary data collection mechanism due to its interdisciplinary nature. Computational simulation tools, such as Density Functional Theory (DFT), which are widely used to study the properties of materials and contaminants, are very useful and should be applied more frequently to understand the properties of TP. These compounds can interact with photocatalysts and impact the degradation performance of the primary contaminant. Monitoring TPs in degradation reactions is also a challenge due to the lack of analytical standards, the variability of the compounds formed, and the low concentrations produced. The results presented here allow us to conclude that these TPs can affect photocatalytic performance, induce questionable conclusions about their performance, be more toxic than the contaminant of origin, and, above all, contribute relevant information to conclude about the degradation mechanisms. Full article
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