Recent Advances in Photocatalysis: An Innovation in Catalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental protection has risen to the top of the global agenda, and major efforts are being undertaken to identify sustainable strategies for long-term environmental remediation. Two of the most pressing concerns to be faced by the world are water contamination and the energy crisis. Photocatalysis is a green technology that is one of the most promising pathways to alleviating environmental contamination and the energy dilemma while adhering to sustainable and green chemistry principles. Photocatalysis involves photocatalytic activation with water under solar light irradiation (cheap, renewable and widely available energy) and is preferred for use in a wide range of processes such as organic pollutant mineralization, fine organic reactions, and also the production of hydrogen, which is a clean energy source (a zero-carbon fuel).

This Special Issue aims to publish promising recent advances in the photocatalysis field. Original research, reviews, and perspectives focusing on but not limited to the following scopes are all welcome:

• The development of new photocatalytic materials, including semiconducting nanostructures, plasmonic photocatalysts, photocatalysts immobilized on substrates, hybrid composite photocatalysts, metal-free photocatalysts, etc.;
• Improvements to photocatalytic activity through different concepts such as elemental doping, plasmonic effects, defect engineering, and the use of organic photosensitizers;
• The application of photocatalytic processes for environmental purification (pollutants removal), renewable energy production (hydrogen generation), or organic synthesis;
• Insights into the mechanism of photocatalysis and the influence of environmental factors on photocatalysis performance.

Dr. Andreea L. Chibac-Scutaru
Guest Editor

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