Advanced Oxidation Processes for Waste Treatment
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced oxidation processes for water and wastewater treatment; applications of ferrate(VI) in water and wastewater treatment; formation, fate, and degradation of toxic organic pollutants; determination of trace substances
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the global growth of agriculture and industry, there has been an increasing public concern about environmental contamination. Meanwhile, increasingly stringent pollutant emission regulations are being established by various countries. Therefore, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been developed as an eco-friendly and efficient method for treating pollutants because they are all characterized by the same feature—the production of highly reactive species including hydroxyl radicals, hydroperoxyl radicals, superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and singlet oxygen. Recently, new advancements have been achieved in the application of AOPs for the degradation of pollutants.
This Special Issue on “Advanced Oxidation Processes for Waste Treatment” focuses on the latest novel advances in the development and application of AOPs, containing Fenton, Fenton-like, photo-assisted Fenton, sonolysis, ozonation, combined ultrasonic–ozone treatment, combined ozone/UV processes, ozone combined with peroxymonosulfate, ferrate (VI, V, and IV) technology, permanganate oxidation, photocatalysis, nanotechnology, ionizing radiation technology, UV/H2O2, electrochemical oxidation, and other related oxidation processes. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Reaction mechanisms involved in AOPs;
- Applications of AOPs in wastewater treatment;
- New technologies and methodologies in AOPs;
- Optimization of AOPs;
- Environmental impact of AOPs;
- Formation, fate, and toxicity of emerging contaminants.
Dr. Zhiyong Luo
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)
- oxidative degradation
- water and wastewater treatment
- ferrates (VI, V, and IV)
- photocatalysis
- degradation pathway
- reaction kinetics and mechanism
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
