Porous Carbon Materials for Water Pollution Treatment: Adsorption and Catalysis
A special issue of Separations (ISSN 2297-8739). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Separations".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 127
Special Issue Editors
Interests: advanced oxidation processes; water treatment; water purification; functional materials; interface mechanism
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Interests: advanced oxidation processes; water treatment; water chemistry; water purification; surface functionalization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: advanced oxidation processes; water treatment; water chemistry; water purification; surface functionalization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The application of porous carbon materials in water pollution treatment is an effective way to solve the problem of water pollution. Porous carbon materials are a class of materials composed of carbon elements, featuring rich pore structures and tunable surface chemical properties. These materials typically possess high specific surface area, excellent structural stability, good electrical conductivity, and flexible surface functionalization capabilities.
In water pollution treatment, porous carbon materials can not only efficiently adsorb and remove pollutants, such as heavy metal ions, organic dyes, and pharmaceutical residues, but also serve as catalyst supports or directly act as catalytic materials to degrade recalcitrant organic pollutants through advanced oxidation processes. For example, activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, graphene-based porous materials, and their composites have been widely used as adsorbents and heterogeneous catalysts. These materials can remove pollutants from water through physical adsorption, chemical adsorption, or by catalytically activating oxidants like persulfate and hydrogen peroxide, thereby eliminating or completely mineralizing the contaminants.
Furthermore, some functionalized porous carbon materials can be used to construct integrated systems that combine adsorption and catalytic functions, or serve as key components in separation membranes, achieving efficient water treatment through multiple mechanisms such as interception, adsorption, and catalytic degradation.
In conclusion, porous carbon materials show broad application prospects and great development potential in the field of water pollution treatment, particularly in synergistic technologies combining adsorption and catalysis. Therefore, we invite you to contribute research articles, communications, or reviews related to the Special Issue: “Porous Carbon Materials for Water Pollution Treatment: Adsorption and Catalysis”.
Dr. Yizhen Cheng
Dr. Pengwei Yan
Dr. Yabin Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon materials
- adsorption
- catalysis
- water treatment
- porous carbon
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