Advanced Catalytic Processes and Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation
A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 582
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental catalysis (advanced oxidation in water, soil and air); photocalytic clean energy production; electrokinetics-based remediation; environmental impact of biomedical hazards; battery and fuel cell materials; nanostructured materials-with functional performance (health care engineering applications, hydrogels for clinical diagnostics, wound healing, tissue scaffolds and assisted drug delivery)
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Interests: microporous materials; carbon nanotubes; photocatalytic materials; water purification; environmental protection; ecomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the application of catalysts and nanomaterials in environmental remediation—spanning waste and wastewater treatment, air purification, and soil decontamination—has garnered significant attention.
Advanced oxidation processes (AOP), such as photocatalysis, ozone-based oxidation, and low-temperature plasmas, have proven to be highly effective methods for degrading pollutants. Furthermore, nanomaterials are potential candidates for removing heavy metals, microorganisms, and organic contaminants due to their exceptional adsorption and reactivity properties.
This Special Issue will cover recent advancements in eco-friendly, efficient catalysts and nanomaterials for the removal of harmful pollutants from various environmental media, including water, air, and soil. Guest Editors encourage submissions in the following areas:
- Development and testing of catalysts and nanomaterials applied to contaminant removal;
- Disinfection and decontamination via advanced oxidation process, including but not limited to reaction kinetics, degradation mechanisms, reactor scaling, and role of oxidation enhancers;
- Process optimization and modeling of catalytic systems for environmental remediation;
- Electro-assisted soil remediation;
- Namomaterial as absorbents in removing contaminants, specifically their manufacturing, characterization, physicochemist process, efficiency, etc.
Prof. Dr. Pedro E. Arce
Dr. Pierantonio de Luca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- catalytic processes
- advanced oxidation processes
- nanomaterials
- metal oxides
- nanocarbons
- photocatalysis
- degradation
- environmental remediation
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