This Special Issue will focus on new developments in science and technology to advance air pollution control technology. Submit your manuscript by March 25, 2025.

Industrial plant emitting large amounts of smoke and air pollution with a yellowish sky in the background.

The urgency of addressing air pollution due to its severe environmental and health impacts is at an all-time high. With escalating concerns about air quality and its significant role in climate change and public and ecological health, effective air pollution control measures are paramount. Furthermore, recent breakthroughs in catalysis, particularly in the realm of environmental catalysis, have ushered in a new era of innovative solutions for tackling air pollution. Catalytic technologies can be customized for specific pollutants and applications, making them versatile tools for improving air quality. Environmental catalysis aids in achieving regulatory compliance, promoting cleaner industrial processes, and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy.

This Special Issue in ACS ES&T Engineering will focus on the latest advancements in catalytic systems and materials designed to remove harmful pollutants and gases from the atmosphere, including nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter. These pollutants pose significant threats to human health, ecosystems, and the climate.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Progress in catalyst development and catalytic processes addressing air pollution
  • Advancements in cleaner, sustainable industrial practices
  • Gaseous pollutant recycling
  • Progress toward carbon neutrality
  • Advancements in the catalytic reduction/removal of atmospheric pollutants
  • Progress in high-performance catalytic oxidation materials
Submit your manuscript by March 25, 2025.

Organizing Editors

Professor Fan Dong, Topic Editor, ACS ES&T Engineering
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Professor Changbin Zhang, Guest Editor
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Professor Fudong Liu, Guest Editor
University of California, Riverside, USA

Professor Dengsong Zhang, Guest Editor
Shanghai University, China

Submission Information

We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through March 25, 2025. For more information on submission requirements and journal scope, please visit the Author Guidelines page for ACS ES&T Engineering.

All manuscript types (research articles, reviews, perspectives, and viewpoints) for this journal are acceptable for consideration in this Special Issue. Papers accepted for publication for this Special Issue will be available ASAP (as soon as publishable) online as soon as they are accepted and then published in the next available issue of the chosen journal. After all submissions have been published, they will then be compiled online on a dedicated landing page to form the Special Issue. Manuscripts submitted for consideration will undergo the full rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals.

How to Submit

  • Log in to the ACS Paragon Plus submission site.
  • Choose ACS ES&T Engineering.
  • Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose “Environmental Catalysis for Air Pollution Control."

If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact the managing editor (managing.editor@estengg.acs.org).

Open Access: There are diverse open access options for publications in American Chemical Society journals. Please visit our Open Science Resource Center for more information.

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