Emerging Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Elimination of Pollutants

Dear Colleagues,

Clean and safe water is essential for the sustainable development of human society and the environment.  The existing water and wastewater treatment infrastructures have been demonstrated to be inefficient in removing a wide range of emerging contaminants and meeting the more strigent water quality standards.   There is a significant need to develop advanced treatment technologies to mitigate and/or eliminate the potential risk posed by emerging contaminants.   Capable of destructing refractory organic pollutants, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), which utilize powerful radicals (e.g., hydroxyl radical, sulfate radical, superoxide radical), have received a growing amount of attention over the past few decades.  Nonetheless, new types of pollutants may pose a special challenge, while the large-scale implementation of AOPS is often hindered by poor environmental friendliness and high energy consumption/cost.  Therefore, continuous research and development of AOPs to establish green and economical treatment methods that are suitable for large-scale application is critical for tackling the challenges of emerging contaminants. This Special Issue, entitled “Emerging Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Elimination of Pollutants”, which belongs to the section of “Environmental Sustainability and Applications” in Sustainability, focuses on the fundamental and applied research on the environmental applications of AOPs.  We are pleased to invited you to contribute your relevant manuscripts focusing on the following topics (not limited to): 

(1) Kinetics and mechanism of pollutant degradation in AOPs;

(2) Application of AOPs in elimination of emerging pollutants;

(3) Formation and evolution of the degradation by-products during AOPs;

(4) Application of nanomaterials in AOPs;

(5) Development of AOPs reactors and field implementation;

(6) Performance comparison of AOP-based processes with conventional treatment technologies.

In this Special Issue, both original research articles and reviews are welcome. The keywords listed below represent a few of the priorities.  We look forward to receiving your contribution.

Prof. Dr. Hefa Cheng
Dr. Xiande Xie
Guest Editors

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