Photo-Fenton Process in Water Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

The degradation of water resource quality, mainly due to organic compounds from human activities, requires increasingly advanced treatments. Among the most studied and successful treatments are the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), of which the (photo-)Fenton process occupies an important place in terms of development and efficiency. It has been reported to be effective for the removal of many families of contaminants, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, benzene and phenol derivatives, dyes, PCBs and so on. However, due to some drawbacks of the Fenton process, many modifications of the process have been and are still being proposed in order enable the use of this process in natural environments. Among them, the addition of iron-complexing agents or the synthesis of new composites including iron species have shown promising results for the effectiveness of the Fenton process at neutral pH.

All researchers working in the field are cordially invited to contribute original research papers or reviews to this Special Issue of Molecules, which will report on the use of Fenton or photo-Fenton processes in water treatment.

Prof. Dr. M. Gilles Mailhot
Prof. Dr. José Antonio Sánchez Pérez
Guest Editors

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