Catalytic Elimination of Environmental Pollutants via Advanced Catalysts

With the rapid growth of industry and the demands of developing society, the large-scale emission of environmental pollutants has gradually emerged. Many pollutants severely threaten human health and sustainable techniques to solve the problem are urgently needed. Catalytic elimination is one of the most important pollution control approaches. To achieve effective pollution abatement and remediation efficiency, advanced catalysts with excellent activity, good selectivity, robust stability as well as high resistance to deactivation by poisoning are required.

The aim of this Research Topic is to spotlight the latest research fronts regarding advanced catalysts for pollutant elimination and control. The scope is to cover many aspects of catalyst technology, including, catalyst preparation, performance, and mechanism, to provide an understanding of the state-of-the-art and further our fundamental understanding.

Indicative topics to be discussed can include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Design and fabrication of advanced catalysts for NH3-SCR of NOx
• Development of catalysts for VOC total oxidation, especially those containing heteroatoms
• Exploring high-efficiency catalysts for conversion of greenhouse gases
• Poison resistant catalysts for pollution control
• Sustainable catalysts for advanced removal and oxidation of pollutants in effluents
• Novel catalysts for remediation of polluted soil
• In situ and/or operando techniques elucidating mechanisms of catalytic pollutant elimination

Keywords: Environmental pollutants control, NH3-SCR, DeNOx, VOC combustion, Advanced oxidation, Catalytic remediation in polluted soil

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