Oxidative Removal of Emerging Contaminants

Dear Colleagues,

Emerging contaminants have raised a growing concern worldwide due to their potential risks to the ecological environment and human health. Various technologies have been investigated for improving the removal of these pollutants, including adsorption, membrane filtration, advanced oxidation/reduction processes, and bioremediation. Among them, oxidation processes have attracted particular interest owing to their high efficiency in generating reactive oxygen species, such as hydroxyl radicals (•OH), sulfate radicals (SO₄•⁻), singlet oxygen (¹O₂), and high-valent metal-oxo species. Recently, growing research efforts have been devoted to the precise regulation of oxidation reaction systems, particularly catalyst structures, aiming not only to achieve efficient activation of oxidants but also to controllably steer their selective transformation into specific reactive species, thereby enabling targeted degradation of emerging contaminants.

This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in the oxidative removal of emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, antibiotics, per/polyfluoroalkyl substances, and micro-/nanoplastics. Topics include, but are not limited to, thermal catalytic oxidation, photocatalytic oxidation, and electrocatalytic oxidation (e.g., the electro-Fenton process) of emerging contaminants. We encourage in-depth discussions on strategies to enhance the oxidative degradation efficiency of emerging contaminants via rational materials design and theoretical investigations. Authors are invited to submit original research papers and reviews on these topics.

Prof. Dr. Chuanjia Jiang
Dr. Hongyang Wang
Guest Editors

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