Recent Advances in Clay Minerals for Photocatalytic Technologies
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2026 | Viewed by 28
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Interests: clay; clay mineral; clay-based nanostructured materials; hybrid materials; functional materials; synthesis and advanced characterization techniques; adsorption; photocatalysis; solar energy conversion; energy storage; green hydrogen production; environmental remediation; clean energy technologies
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Interests: condensed matter physics; materials science; magnetic materials; semiconductors and dilute magnetic semiconductors; Rietveld method; doped and co-doped materials; transition metals and rare earths dopants; photodegradation; optical properties
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Interests: condensed matter physics; materials science; semiconductors; photocatalysis; magnetoelectric thin films; multiferroic materials; ferroelectric and photovoltaic materials; multifunctional materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water contamination is an urgent global issue that poses a significant threat to both ecosystems and human health. Addressing this crisis requires the development of efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective water treatment technologies to ensure safe access to potable water. One promising solution for water purification is photocatalysis, which utilizes light energy. This process depends on photocatalysts that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) when exposed to light, enabling the degradation of organic pollutants and the inactivation of harmful microorganisms. Clay minerals are gaining attention as effective supports for these photocatalysts due to their unique properties. They can be modified to enhance their photochemical performance, providing several benefits, such as improved stability, biocompatibility, functionality, and reusability. Key characteristics of these inorganic supports include the homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles on the clay's surface, reduced fine particle content, non-toxicity, and the generation of suitable suspensions for photocatalytic reactions. These features contribute to the development of successful photoactive materials for water treatment. This Special Issue of the journal Minerals, titled “Recent Advances in Clay Minerals for Photocatalytic Technologies”, invites original research articles, reviews, and short communications addressing recent progress in clay mineral-based materials related to photocatalytic applications. We welcome contributions covering a variety of relevant topics, including but not limited to:
- Advances in the Use of Clay Minerals in Photocatalytic Processes
- Functional Clay Minerals used in Photocatalytic Technologies
- Recent Progress in Clay-Based Photocatalytic Systems
- Clay Minerals as Sustainable Platforms for Photocatalysis
- Engineering Clay Minerals for Photocatalytic Applications
- The Role of Clay Minerals in construction of the Next-Generation Photocatalysis
- Clay Minerals in Photocatalysis: From Fundamentals to Applications
Dr. Pollyana Trigueiro
Prof. Dr. Ramón Raudel Peña Garcia
Dr. Yonny Romaguera Barcelay
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- clay minerals
- photocatalysis
- photocatalytic materials
- supported photocatalysts
- semiconductor-clay mineral systems
- nanostructured materials
- hybrid materials
- adsorption-photocatalysis synergy
- water treatment
- environmental remediation
- organic pollutant degradation
- emerging contaminants
- green hydrogen production
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