Advanced Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation and Contaminant Removal

Dear Colleagues,

Nonbiodegradable organic contaminants such as antibiotics, dyes, and pesticide pollutants can be removed from industrial wastewater via advanced photocatalysts under visible light or ultraviolet light irradiation. Different preparation methods should be explored to produce novel advanced photocatalysts, and their photophysical and photochemical properties should be characterized. This includes determining the cell parameters and the position coordinates of elements that belong to advanced photocatalysts. Moreover, the intermediate products of nonbiodegradable organic contaminants should be detected via liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry, and their degradation pathways should be identified. The energy gap values, which are derived from advanced photocatalysts, should be calculated. Concurrently, the granular appearance and chemical composition of advanced photocatalysts should be ascertained using a transmission electron microscope or a scanning electron microscope. Finally, various oxidic radicals, such as the hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anions, singlet oxygen, and photoinduced holes, should be investigated using trapping agents to reveal the degradation mechanism of nonbiodegradable organic contaminants. We welcome the submission of research papers that focus on environmental remediation and contaminant removal using advanced photocatalysts.

Prof. Dr. Jingfei Luan
Guest Editor

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