Nanostructured Materials for Solar and Visible Light Driven Photocatalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Nanostructured materials with photocatalytic properties are being constantly studied and synthesized for their wide applicability, which can include abatement of plastics and organic pollutants in air and water, water splitting with production of H₂ and O₂, photoreforming, CO₂ conversion, cultural heritage preservation, smart textiles, antimicrobial surfaces and materials, photochemical synthesis of chemicals and many others.

In particular, huge attention is being directed toward the synthesis of visible and solar light driven photocatalytic nanomaterials. Exploiting the entire solar light spectrum enables the use of a green renewable source of energy to activate processes from which the environment can further benefit. In other to achieve these results, the scientific community is focusing on the synthesis and optimization of new and higher performance nanostructured and nanocomposite materials.

We invite contributors to submit original research papers or reviews that account for recent advances in the field of nanostructured materials for solar and visible light driven photocatalysis.

Dr. Roberto Comparelli
Dr. Ilaria De Pasquale
Dr. Chiara Lo Porto
Guest Editors

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