Electrocatalysis in Action: From Clean Water to Green Energy
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 101
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water treatment; disinfection; carbon nanomaterials; photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; advanced oxidation technologies; water splitting
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to recent advances in electrocatalytic processes for water treatment and energy generation. The contributions in this issue must highlight the innovation on the development of catalytic materials and their applications for pollutant removal and sustainable energy via hydrogen (H2) and/or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation.
Water pollution remains a critical environmental challenge that needs novel treatment methods for the removal of organic pollutants, such as personal care products and pharmaceutically active substances. Electrocatalysis has emerged as a promising approach, offering high efficiency in degrading contaminants while minimising secondary pollution.
Parallel to water treatment, electrocatalysis for green energy generation is gaining significant attention, particularly in water electrolysis and fuel cell technologies. Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via water splitting is the key component of the transition to sustainable energy systems, while oxygen evolution reation (OER) is usually the limiting step and should be investigated. At the same time, H2O2 production is increasingly valued for its applications in green chemical synthesis and disinfection ability.
Submissions to this issue have to focus on the design of novel electrode materials and their performance in water and wastewater treatment and H2 or H2O2 production for energy conversion. Research contributions should focus on optimising kinetic parameters to enhance catalytic efficiency, stability, and selectivity. Moreover, accepted topics must focus on innovative catalyst architectures, leveraging nanostructured materials, heterojunction interfaces, and dopant engineering to improve the overall reaction kinetics and energy conversion efficiency.
Dr. André Torres-Pinto
Guest Editor
Dr. Hanane Boumeriame
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- electrocatalysis
- hydrogen
- water splitting
- hydrogen peroxide
- wastewater treatment
- semiconductors
- sustainable energy conversion
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