Journal
Discover Materials
Discover Materials is an open access journal publishing research across all fields relevant to materials, and areas where materials are activators for innovation and disruption.
The development of advanced functional materials through sustainable and green synthesis approaches is at the forefront of materials science and environmental engineering. Clay-based composites and semiconductor heterostructures offer unique opportunities to address global challenges such as environmental pollution and water scarcity. These systems show remarkable potential in photocatalytic degradation of emerging contaminants, adsorption processes for pollutant removal, and innovative water desalination technologies. This Collection welcomes cutting-edge research on the design, characterization, and application of functional materials for environmental remediation, water treatment, and sustainable technologies. Contributions spanning experimental, theoretical, and applied studies are highly encouraged.
Keywords:
• Green synthesis
• Clay-based functional materials
• Semiconductor heterostructures
• Environmental remediation
• Water desalination
• Photocatalysis
• Adsorption processes
• Sustainable water treatment
• Doped and co-doped oxide systems
• Structure–property relationships
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 6 and SDG 12.
Submit your manuscript to this collection through the participating journal.
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Ramón Raudel Peña Garcia
[Ramón Raudel Peña Garcia, PhD, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Brazil. Researcher of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development and Affiliate Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. His work focuses on green synthesis and functional materials, particularly clay-based composites and semiconductor heterostructures, for environmental remediation and water treatment, with an emphasis on photocatalytic degradation of pollutants using doped and co-doped oxide systems.
