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2012 Chinese Journal of Catalysis Vol. 33 No. 10 Article ID: 0253-9837(2012)10-1611-11 DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60440-3 Review: 1611–1621 Ceramics in Environmental Catalysis: Applications and Possibilities 1,* 1 1 1 2 2 Nitin LABHSETWAR , P. DOGGALI , S. RAYALU , R. YADAV , T. MISTUHASHI , H. HANEDA 1 Environmental Material Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India 2National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050044, Japan Abstract: Environmental catalysis has been steadily growing because of the advances in its scientific and engineering aspects, as well as due to the new environmental challenges in the industrial era. The development of new catalysts and materials is essential for new technologies for various environmental applications. Ceramics play important roles in various environmental applications including the identification, monitoring, and quantification of pollutants and their control. Ceramics have important applications as sensors and photocatalysts, and they are extensively used as catalyst carriers and supports. Many ceramics are being explored as catalysts for pollution control applications. Their low cost, thermal and chemical stability, and capability of being tailored make them especially attractive for pollution control applications. Although a wide variety of materials have been developed as catalyst supports, this area is still