Nanocatalysts for the Degradation of Refractory Pollutants, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 46
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Interests: preparation and application of green environment catalytic and adsorption materials; treatment of refractory textile/dye wastewater with 3D printing materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the first successful Special Issue on this topic (available here), we are happy to announce a second edition, entitled “Nanocatalysts for the Degradation of Refractory Pollutants, 2nd Edition”.
The rapid development of industrialization has led to excessive emissions of hazardous pollutants into our water and air, which in turn have had a negative impact on both health and environment. Therefore, adequate contaminant management is required—such as in adsorption, biological oxidation, chemical oxidation and incineration. Yet, the efficiency of these processes is limited by diffusive mass transport, and external means of agitation are required for enhancing yields. In parallel, the rapid growth of nanotechnology has added a new dimension to environmental remediation processes. Due to their nanoscale size, nanoparticles exhibit unique physical and chemical properties, such as their large surface-area-to-volume ratios and high interfacial reactivity. Up to now, more and more nanoparticles have been proven to interact specifically with pollutants in water, gas and even soil, which brings hope for exciting novel and advanced environmental technologies.
With this, we welcome submissions to this Special Issue, “Nanocatalysts for the Degradation of Refractory Pollutants, 2nd Edition”, in the form of original research papers, reviews, and communications that highlight recent progress and advances in nanocatalysts and their applications in water treatment and air purification.
The proposed scope of this Special Issue includes the following topics:
- Synthesis of novel nanocatalysts;
- Physicochemical characterization of nanocatalysts;
- Degradation of refractory inorganic and/or organic pollutants;
- Theoretical and experimental studies of nanocatalysts.
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).
Prof. Dr. Sheng Guo
Dr. Yuan Li
Prof. Dr. Abdul Naeem Khan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental catalysis
- advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)
- photocatalysis
- nanomaterial
- nanotechnology
- water treatment
- environmental remediation
- catalyst characterization
- VOC degradation
- emerging contaminants
- non-biodegradable organic contaminants
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