Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials for Water and Air Treatment
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 March 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental catalysis; VOCs degradation; CO oxidation; MOFs-based catalytic materials
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Interests: water pollution control; environment function material
Interests: photocatalysis; water treatment; bioremediation; adsorption; MOFs; CO oxidation; mesoporous material; VOC oxidation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing global demand for clean water and fresh air has driven significant research efforts toward developing efficient catalytic materials, such as metal oxides, perovskites, MOFs, COFs, and carbon-based catalysts etc., for environmental remediation. Catalytic processes play a crucial role in addressing water and air pollution by enabling sustainable and energy-efficient degradation of contaminants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and emerging pollutants. Recent advances in catalytic oxidation, photocatalysis, photothermal catalysis, and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have opened new avenues for enhancing reaction kinetics, selectivity, and energy efficiency in water and air treatment technologies.
This Special Issue, “Recent Advances in Catalytic Materials for Water and Air Treatment”, aims to showcase cutting-edge research on catalytic materials and their applications in wastewater treatment and air pollution control. We welcome contributions that explore novel catalyst design, reaction mechanisms, and performance optimization for the removal of organic/inorganic pollutants, greenhouse gases, and toxic gases.
In summary, this Special Issue will serve as a platform to highlight transformative advances in catalytic material design and their practical applications, to accelerate the development of next-generation catalytic technologies for sustainable water and air purification.
Dr. Fukun Bi
Dr. Yin Wang
Dr. Xiaodong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- catalytic oxidation
- photocatalysis
- photothermal catalysis
- advanced oxidation
- wastewater treatment
- air pollution control
- VOCs oxidation
- CO2 reduction
- NOx removal
- CO oxidation
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