Photocatalytic Processes for Environmental Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The most challenging task of this century is the remediation of natural compartments including water, air, and soil from contaminants released by human activities. It is also essential to produce sustainable energy to preserve the Earth. To this end, photocatalysis is one of the most promising strategies, especially by using solar-light-driven compounds. Although there are numerous scientific contributions on environmental photocatalysis, there is still a need to develop innovative and efficient photocatalysts for light energy conversion for both pollutants degradation and energy production.

In this context, this Special Issue on “Photocatalytic Processes for Environmental Applications” aims to highlight the latest advances in environmental photocatalysis. We welcome original scientific contributions including short communications, research papers, and review articles. Submitted work should be related to photo-induced catalytic processes such as photocatalysis and photo-Fenton systems using innovative and green materials. The preparation and use of photoactive compounds for environmental purposes are the main topics of this Special Issue. Research works focused on understanding such systems (e.g., pollutant degradation pathways, water splitting, reaction mechanisms, etc.) are of high interest and fit within the scope of this Special Issue.     

In short, this Special Issue will promote fundamental and applied research that is related to (but not limited to) the following themes:

• Green/sustainable processes involving photocatalysis;
• Reaction mechanisms of photo-induced reactions;
• Heterogeneous and homogeneous photocatalysts;
• Degradation of contaminants;
• Coupling of photochemical processes;
• Fenton-based reactions;
• Remediation of natural compartments;
• Water splitting for hydrogen production;
• Theoretical photochemistry;
• Synthesis and design of new and green photocatalysts;
• Analytical methods to investigate photocatalytic processes.

Dr. Olivier Monfort
Dr. Yanlin WU
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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