文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Advances in Catalytic Materials for Wastewater Treatment: Design Strategies and Reaction Mechanisms

作者：Xu, Qing[1];Liu, Wenwen[1];Xie, Linhong[1];Shao, Jiayi[1];Cai, Leihe[1];Lv, Wenhao[1];Li, Haowei[1];Xian, Shengxian[1];Wu, Yujian[1]

机构：[1]Guangdong Ocean Univ, Coll Ocean Engn & Energy, Zhanjiang 524088, Peoples R China

年份：2026

卷号：16

期号：5

外文期刊名：CATALYSTS

收录：SCI-EXPANDED(收录号：WOS:001774376500001)、、EI(收录号：20262220812754)、Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-105040339831)、WOS

基金：This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52476190); National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52376171); Zhanjiang Science and Technology Plan Project (2025A401002); Zhanjiang Marine Youth Talent Innovation Project (Grant No. 2024R3002); Zhanjiang Non-Funded Science and Technology Project (Grant No. 2025B01045); 2025 Higher Education Science Research Planning Project of the Chinese Society of Higher Education (Grant No. 25R0309); Program for Scientific Research Start-up Funds of Guangdong Ocean University (Grant No. 060302072302); Youth S&T Talent Support Programme of GDSTA (Grant No. SKXRC2025403); Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2023A1515110541); Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2025A1515010722); Characteristic and Innovative Projects of General Institutions of Higher Education in Guangdong Province (2025KTSCX044); Youth S&T Talent Support Programme of GDSTA (SKXRC2025404); Zhanjiang Non-Funded Science and Technology Research Program Projects (2025B01054); and Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2024A1515010637).

语种：英文

外文关键词：wastewater treatment; catalytic materials; design strategies; reaction mechanisms; advanced oxidation processes

外文摘要：With the growing severity of water pollution, conventional treatment technologies are increasingly unable to satisfy the demand for deep purification. Catalytic wastewater treatment has emerged as an effective strategy for degrading refractory pollutants because of its high efficiency, mild operating conditions, and environmentally friendly nature. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in catalytic materials for wastewater treatment, covering four major categories: metal-based materials, carbon-based materials, multicomponent composites, and photo/electrocatalytic systems. Particular attention is given to their design strategies, structural characteristics, and performance advantages. On this basis, the full mechanistic chain is discussed, from interfacial adsorption and activation to reactive-species generation, including both radical and non-radical pathways, intermediate transformation, and macroscopic reaction kinetics. The review also highlights representative applications in practical wastewater streams, including textile dyeing and pharmaceutical, chemical, landfill leachate, and municipal tailwater treatment, thereby demonstrating the engineering potential of catalytic technologies. At the same time, several critical challenges remain, including insufficient long-term material stability, incomplete mechanistic understanding in complex water matrices, limited adaptability to real wastewater, and the high cost of large-scale preparation. Future research should therefore focus on the development of highly stable, low-cost, and interference-resistant catalytic materials, deeper mechanistic elucidation through in situ characterization and theoretical calculations, stronger integration with membrane separation, biological treatment, photovoltaic or electrochemical processes, and the establishment of standardized evaluation protocols and life-cycle assessment frameworks. These efforts will accelerate the transition of catalytic wastewater treatment toward greener, smarter, and more practical engineering applications.