Sustainable Nanotechnologies for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (17 December 2023) | Viewed by 236
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Interests: functional nanomaterials and devices; photocatalysts; metamaterials; semiconductor processing; solar cells; optical sensing
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Dear Colleagues,
The treatment of organic pollutants, especially organic dyes being rather harmful to human beings and causing deleterious damage to the environment, has been considered a vital issue but instead the remaining problem. Among various potential solutions, the oxidative degradation of organic dyes via light activation of photocatalysts is the most efficient and eco-friendly method. In this Special Issue, research aiming at designing, synthesizing and developing sustainable photocatalysts is welcomed. The target materials can also focus on the materials design, such as elaborating the characteristics of light harvesting, charge separation and surface reactions. In addition, the topic also covers the synthesis of photocatalysts via nanofabrication strategy, practical employment for wastewater treatment and other new materials systems with sound sustainability.
Dr. Chia-Yun Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalysts
- nanomaterials
- degradation
- surface properties
- heterostructures
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