Preparation and Application of Carbon-Based Materials in Pollutant Removal

Dear Colleagues,

Adsorption and catalytic oxidation processes via carbon-based materials have emerged as a promising technology for water and wastewater treatment. Adsorption technology using carbon-based materials efficiently removes pollutants from water and is an economical and environmentally friendly purification method in water treatment. Additionally, catalytic oxidation processes using carbon-based materials generate highly reactive radicals, which efficiently degrade a wide spectrum of refractory organic pollutants (including emerging contaminants) and certain inorganic compounds.

Although adsorption technology using carbon-based materials can effectively remove pollutants in water treatment, it has limitations, such as the need for regeneration or replacement of adsorbents when they become saturated, high treatment costs, and poor selectivity for some dissolved pollutants. Additionally, the efficacy of catalytic oxidation by carbon-based materials hinges on the controlled production and utilization of these reactive radicals. However, practical implementation faces challenges, including reaction mechanisms, the formation of harmful byproducts, and scalability issues.

This Special Issue aims to advance the understanding and application of adsorption and catalytic oxidation processes using carbon-based materials by focusing on the following topics:

• Development of carbon-based adsorbents;
• Catalytic materials and mechanistic studies using carbon-based materials;
• Large-scale or potential large-scale deployment of carbon-based materials for water/wastewater/groundwater treatment;
• Advanced catalytic systems using carbon-based materials, including combining with ozone-, UV-, H₂O₂-, Cl₂-, and persulfate-based oxidation; membrane-assisted catalysis; electrocatalysis; and photocatalysis.

We invite submissions of original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and short communications on these topics.

Dr. Shangyi Li
Guest Editor

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