New Insights in Electro- and Photo-Catalytic Performance of Biomimetics Composites

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, the exploitation of resources has led to an increase in world temperatures and aggravated the global warming primarily caused by greenhouse gases. Research efforts have been focused on solving present problems and forecasting future challenges. Answers have been found through methods that mimic naturally occurring processes that have been perfected over thousands of years. These approaches reduce costs, consume less energy, and aim to adopt greener methodologies for environmental friendliness.

Nowadays, it is of great importance to synthesize new and modified materials that mimic natural structures and functions, as they are increasingly used over large surface areas, are highly ordered structures, and can improve the overall efficiency of methods. These biomimetic materials are now applied in a wide range of fields, including in medical technologies, environmental catalysis, organic synthesis, materials science, and engineering, making them ideal candidates to up-scale due to their interdisciplinary nature.

This Special Issue, “New Insights in Photocatalytic Performance of Biomimetics Composites”, covers topics related to the synthesis and characterization of novel or modified catalysts and their use in photocatalysis approaches. Applications such as CO₂ reduction, oil–water separation, self-cleaning surfaces, environmental remediation, water splitting, and solar energy conversion are included in this Special Issue. Submissions addressing materials made of heterojunction structures, graphene composites, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), carbon nitride, electrodes for energy storage, as well as modifications of common metal-based semiconductors are welcomed.

Dr. Loraine Soto-Vázquez
Dr. Ferdinando Costantino
Prof. Dr. Carmen Morant
Prof. Dr. Francisco Márquez
Dr. Claudia Graiff
Guest Editors

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• photoredox
• wastewater treatment
• metal–organic framework
• electrochemical water splitting
• hydrogen production
• photocatalytic degradation
• electrodes development
• biomimetic composite
• energy storage
• self-cleaning materials