Sustainable Photocatalytic Water Treatment and Energy Production

Dear Colleagues,

In the face of increasing environmental pressures and accelerating climate changes, great efforts must be made to address these multi-faceted problems. Effective wastewater treatment for water reclamation and clean energy production are of paramount importance, as freshwater resources dwindle and low-carbon energy sources are urgently needed to combat the rising greenhouse gas emissions of today’s power-hungry society. Photocatalysis may play a pivotal role in sustainable wastewater treatment and simultaneous energy production by water splitting or photoreforming, bringing humanity closer to the goals of a toxic-free environment and the ideal of circular economy. Historically, photocatalysis for hydrogen production and water treatment were considered as almost separate research areas; only recently has their synergistic potential been identified. Furthermore, the photoreforming of waste and photocatalytic conversion of CO₂ may contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy.

This Special Issue in Sustainability titled Sustainable Photocatalytic Water Treatment and Energy Production aims to report the latest achievements in the development of photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic materials for the simultaneous degradation of organic pollutants in water and clean energy production, notwithstanding advances focused in water splitting, photoreforming, photocatalytic CO₂ conversion into fuels/feedstocks and the removal of contaminants of emerging concern. We invite authors to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting original research papers, as well as review papers of recent and relevant advances in the field of photocatalysis for wastewater treatment and clean energy production. The main acceptance criteria are the originality, scientific rigor, novelty and scientific importance of the submitted manuscripts. The purpose of the valuable contributions to this Special Issue on Sustainable Photocatalytic Water Treatment and Energy Production is to broaden the state-of-the-art in the exciting research area of photocatalysis.

Prof. Dr. Marin Kovačić
Dr. Tayebeh Sharifi
Dr. Boštjan Žener
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.