Catalysis in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Pollution Control

Dear Colleagues,

With the advancement of industrialization and urbanization, the discharge of large amounts of wastewater has placed significant pressure on the ecological environment. Wastewater treatment is not only crucial for the sustainable use of water resources, but is also an essential measure for protecting the ecosystem and safeguarding human health. Advanced oxidation processes, which emerged alongside the development of chemical oxidation methods, are techniques that employ the generation of reactive species to purify wastewater. They offer advantages such as mild reaction conditions, high efficiency, convenience, and no secondary pollution. Therefore, we arrange this Topical Collection, titled "Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment", focusing on the latest research and application developments in the field. Topics of relevance may include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

1) Advancements and trends in advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment;

2)  The latest synthetic methods of relevant AOP catalysts for wastewater treatment;

3) Various modification strategies for AOP catalysts;

4) Novel characterization and structural analysis techniques of AOP catalysts;

5) Various contaminants in wastewater, including but not limited to organic dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, detergents, endocrine disruptors, algae and microorganisms, radionuclides, herbicides, microplastics, oil and grease, heavy metals, perfluorinated compounds, cosmetics, and other emerging contaminants;

6) Intermediate identification and reaction pathways of contaminants during advanced oxidation processes;

7) Reactive species generation and detection during advanced oxidation processes;

8) Reactor design and its impact on advanced oxidation processes;

9) The integration of several advanced oxidation processes;

10) Advanced oxidation processes for real wastewater treatment;

11) DFT calculations relevant to structures, properties, and reaction paths;

12）Fundamental mechanisms of advanced oxidation processes.

Prof. Dr. Rongfu Huang
Dr. Fei Chang
Collection Editors

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