Nanomaterials as Catalysts for Water Remediation
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 43
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalysts; nanomaterials; water remediation; advanced oxidation/reduction processes; chromium; arsenic; mercury; iron-based nanocatalysts
Interests: nanomaterials; coatings; anodic oxidation; green synthesis; titanium dioxide; iron-based nanomaterials; heterogeneous photocatalysis; Fenton processes; Fenton-like processes
Interests: nanomaterials; coatings; anodic oxidation; green synthesis; titanium dioxide; iron-based nanomaterials; heterogeneous photocatalysis; Fenton processes; Fenton-like processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanotechnology has emerged as a very important tool for removing pollutants from wastewater, with considerable potential benefits including the provision of safe drinking water. In the face of growing global water pollution, scientists and engineers are turning to nanotechnology for innovative solutions. The objective of this Special Issue is to gather a group of articles devoted to the use of nanomaterials as catalysts or photocatalysts for water treatment, especially nanoparticles. These materials present an enormous potential to clean up contaminated water sources, particularly due to their unique properties such as high surface area, reactivity, and mobility, which allow them to interact efficiently with the pollutants. Among the most promising tools in this field are metal and oxide nanoparticles, like zerovalent iron nanoparticles, nanoparticles of iron oxides, iron-based nanoparticles prepared by green chemistry, and semiconductors such as titanium dioxide (TiO2) to be used in photocatalysis. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following potential topics:
- Novel preparation of nanoparticles including metal and oxide nanoparticles
- Use of nanoparticles as catalysts or photocatalysts for water treatment.
- Preparation of nanoparticles by anodic or cathodic electroreactions.
- Adsorption of pollutants by metal or oxide nanoparticles.
- Photo- and/or electrocatalysis.
- Characterization techniques for studying the catalyst.
- PFAS treatment by nanoparticles as catalysts or photocatalysts.
- Treatment of nano- and microplastics by advanced oxidation/reduction processes using nanoparticles as catalysts or photocatalysts.
- Hydrogen production and CO2 reduction processes catalyzed by metal or oxide nanoparticles.
Prof. Dr. Marta I. Litter
Guest Editor
Dr. María Laura Vera
Dr. Hernán Darío Traid
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- nanotechnology
- novel preparation of nanoparticles
- catalytic and photocatalytic treatment of water
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