About this Research Topic
The complex nature of water environments poses significant challenges for current treatment processes due to the limited selectivity of the chosen technology, which can result in incomplete degradation of pollutants. Selectivity is typically determined by molecular structures and the production and utilization of radicals. This Research Topic aims to encourage research that promotes the green development of AOPs/ARPs technologies while eliminating selectivity. Areas of interest include the exploration of synergistic pollutant degradation mechanisms, substance recovery, synthesis and application of functional materials, improvement of radical production and mass transfer, modelling and process simulation, cross-medium pollution control, interface process control, and the development of coupling technologies.
This Research Topic serves as an open platform for the exchange of research on advances in controlling technologies and recalcitrant pollutants. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously or be under consideration elsewhere. Acceptable types of submissions include Original Research, Methods, Reviews, Systematic Reviews, Technology and Code, Mini-Reviews, Perspectives, Data Reports, and Opinions. The Research Topic particularly welcomes papers focused on homogenous and heterogeneous chemical oxidation and reduction for the removal of emerging contaminants from water.
Specific areas of interest within this Research Topic include:
1. Materials synthesis/design and its applications: fabrication, modification, or artificial intelligence-assisted design of metal oxides, non-metallic electrodes, catalysts, and studies on their performance for the catalytic degradation of pollutants.
2. Mechanisms interpretation: studies on electron/mass transfer or substance transformation, as well as modelling and simulation of decontamination processes.
3. Chemical process intensification: promotion of techno-economic effectiveness through the assistance of techniques such as photic, ultrasonic, electromagnetic fields, etc., and process optimization.
Keywords: electro-chemical oxidation/reduction; photo-chemical oxidation/reduction; activated persulfate oxidation, (catalytic) wet oxidation; fenton and fenton-like oxidation processes
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