Catalysts for Ozone Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 May 2022) | Viewed by 278
Special Issue Editor
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; catalytic ozonation; volatile organic compounds; degradation of organic pollutants; environmental remediation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from industrial production and solvent use not only threaten human health as toxic and harmful substances, but also deteriorate air quality as precursors of the formation of ozone (O3) and secondary organic aerosols (SOA). Thus, efficient VOCs removal technologies require development to decrease VOC emissions. Apart from some common technologies (adsorption, absorption, catalytic oxidation, incineration, etc.), catalytic ozonation is considered one of the most promising technologies for VOCs elimination as it is able to operate at room temperature.
To date, a number of studies investigated the catalytic ozonation for alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, as well as chlorinated VOCs and sulfur-containing VOCs. However, many problems restricting the practical application of catalytic ozonation must be solved urgently, e.g., enhancing ozone utilization, ensuring effective catalyst preparation, elevating VOCs mineralization, and uncovering the mechanism of catalytic ozonation of various VOCs.
In this context, we will launch a Special Issue entitled “Catalysts for the Ozone Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds”. The objective of this Special Issue is to showcase the diversity and advancements in research that contribute to developing efficient catalytic ozonation technologies for VOCs elimination. Additionally, original papers on the photocatalytic degradation of VOCs, non-thermal plasma (NTP) for VOCs removal, and catalytic ozonation combined with other technologies for VOCs removal are solicited.
Dr. Zhongjun Xu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- catalytic ozonation
- volatile organic compounds
- ozone
- photocatalysis
- non-thermal plasma
- catalyst preparation
- catalyst deactivation
- catalytic mechanism
