Materials Science in Photocatalysis

Materials Science in Photocatalysis provides a complete overview of the different semiconductor materials, from titania to third-generation photocatalysts, examining the increasing complexity and novelty of the materials science in photocatalytic materials. The book describes the most recommended synthesis procedure for each of them and the suitable characterization techniques for determining the optical, structural, morphological, and physical-chemical properties. The most suitable applications of the photocatalysts are described in detail, as well as their environmental applications for wastewater treatment, gaseous effluents depollution, water splitting, CO2 -xation, selective organic synthesis, coupling reactions, and other selective transformations under both UV light and visible-light irradiation. This book offers a useful reference for a wide audience from students studying chemical engineering and materials chemistry to experienced researchers working on chemical engineering, materials science, materials engineering, environment engineering, nanotechnology, and green chemistry.- Includes a complete overview of the different semiconductor materials used as photocatalysts- Describes methods of preparation and characterization of photocatalysts and their applications- Examines new possibilities to prepare effective photocatalysts

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION1. Fundamentals of Photocatalysis: The role of materialsSECTION 2. FUNDAMENTALS OF PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS 2. Preparation of photocatalysis by chemical methodologies3. Preparation of Photocatalysts by Physical methodologies4. Flame-based synthesis of oxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications5. Methodologies of synthesis of titania & titania-graphene photocatalysts6. Experimental methods in thermodynamic and kinetic studies on photocatalytic materials7. Photoelectrochemical characterization of photocatalysts8. Application of EPR techniques in the study of photocatalytic systems9. Approaching Photocatalysts Characterization under Real Conditions: In situ and Operando StudiesSECTION 3. OXIDES AND CALCOGENIDES10. Titanium (IV) Oxide11. Development of Hight Active Visible Light-responsive TiO2 Photocatalysts by Applying Ion Engineering Techniques12. Semiconductor (TiO2, ZnO, WO3, g-C3N4)@sensitizer composites for enhanced photoinduced processes13. Nanostructured-based WO3 photocatalysts: recent development, activity enhancement, perspectives and applications for wastewater treatment14. Photoactive Systems Based on Semiconducting Metal Oxides15. Iron oxide-based magnetic photocatalysts: recent developments, challenges and environmental applications16. Strategic design of metal oxides for photocatalytic CO2 reduction17. Nanostructured sulphide based photocatalysts using visible light for environmental and energy purposes18. Synthesis of MoS2 materials for photocatalysis applications and pollution abatement19. Heterogeneous photocatalysts based on iso- and heteropolytungstates20. Heterogeneous photo-assisted catalytic hydration/dehydrations reactions based on Keggin and Wells-Dawson type heteropolytungstatesSECTION 4. COMPOSITES AND HETEROJUNCTIONS. TERTIARY MATERIALS21. Niobate-based perovskites: Characterization, preparation and photocatalytic properties22. Insights on the photocatalytic performances of LaFeO3 synthesized by solution combustion synthesis23. TiO2-copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) photocatalytic thin films for up-scalable wastewater treatment24. Graphene and graphene-oxide for enhancing the photocatalytic properties of materials25. Nanostructured composites bases on Bi and Ti mixed oxides for visible-light assisted heterogeneous photocatalysis26. Composite materials in thermo-photo catalysis27. Plasmonic Nanoparticles for PhotocatalysisSECTION 5. 2D MATERIALS28. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) based metal-free photocatalyst29. Two-dimensional Layer Double Hydroxide-Nanostructured Photocatalysts for Renewable Energy Production30. Two-dimensional porous organic polymer for photocatalysis31. Photocatalytic membranes for CO2 valorizationSECTION 6. NEW FRONTIERS IN NANOMATERIALS FOR PHOTOCATALYSIS32. Photocatalysis by Metal-Organic Frameworks33. Ti-based metal organic frameworks for visible light photocatalysis34. Homogeneous photocatalysts immobilized on polymeric matrices for redox selectivity processes35. Soluble bio-based substances from compost as photosensitizers for a sustainable heterogeneous photocatalysis36. Biology-Inspired photocatalysis: recent advances in biomimetic photocatalytic nanosystems synthesis and applications37. Fungal Resistance on Photocatalytic Ceramic Surfaces: the ultimate role of the metal in the Ag@TiO2 photocatalyst