About this Research Topic
There is however an opportunity to advance these advanced oxidation processes in the direction of tandem reactions beyond just wastewater treatment. This includes (but not limited to) simultaneous hydrogen generation, recover of nutrients and high value chemicals alongside creating a cleaner water stream. This approach will create a circular economy and progress the wastewater treatment industry towards achieving Net Zero solutions. This special issue aims to bring together research in the area of tandem processes specifically related to wastewater treatment. This could be in the broader areas of phot(electro)catalyst development, process engineering, product recovery, modelling and simulation as well as life cycle and technoeconomic aspects of tandem processes. A perspective or a review article in this area is also strongly encouraged to identify the strengths and gaps in this field. A mere compilation of literature for review articles will not be encouraged.
The collection of articles in the special issue will form a cohort of manuscripts that will lead to an enhanced understanding of the field and progress the area towards bridging the gaps swiftly. We welcome contributions within, but not limited to the following themes:
• Development of novel photocatalyst or electrocatalyst or photoelectrocatalysts
• Product recovery from wastewater using photocatalysis, electrocatalysis or photoelectrocatalysis
• Microbial electrosynthesis and bio(photo)electrochemical applications
• Tandem reactions or concurrent processes focusing on wastewater treatment:
o Photocatalysis coupled with biodegradation
o Photocatalysis or photoelectrocatalysis coupled with membrane technology
o Photocatalysis coupled with metal organic frameworks
o Photoelectrocatalysis with hydrogen generation
o Photoelectrocatalysis with filtration
o Electrocatalysis with AOPs
• Development of reactor technologies
• Hybrid AOPs
• Targeted treatment of industrial wastewater
• Life cycle and techno economic analysis
Keywords: priority organic pollutants, membrane technology, MOFs, plasticisers, solar, pilot scale, sonolysis, sustainability, waste water contaminants, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, microbial electrocynthesis
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