Nanostructured Photocatalysts

Nanostructured Photocatalysts: From Fundamental to Practical Applications offers a good opportunity for academic, industrial researchers and engineers to gain insights on the fundamental principles and updated knowledge on the engineering aspects and various practical applications of photocatalysis. This book comprehensively and systematically reviews photocatalytic fundamental aspects, ranging from reaction mechanism, kinetic modeling, nanocatalyst synthesis and design, essential material characterization using advanced techniques, and novel reactor design and scale-up. Future perspectives, techno-economical evaluation and lifecycle assessment of photocatalytic processes are also provided.Finally, a wide range of practical, important and emerging photocatalytic applications, namely wastewater treatment, air pollution remediation, renewable and green energy generation, and vital chemical production are thoroughly covered, making this book useful and beneficial for engineers, scientists, academic researchers, undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Provides a fundamental understanding of photocatalysis
- Covers all aspects of recent developments in photocatalytic processes and photocatalytic materials
- Focuses on advanced photocatalytic applications and future research advancements on energy, environment, biomedical, and other specialty fields
- Contains contributions from leading international experts in photocatalysis
- Presents a valuable reference for academic and industrial researchers, scientists and engineers

Section I: Introduction and Fundamental Studies 1. Introduction2. Kinetic and mass-transfer analysis in continuous photocatalytic reactors3. Reaction mechanism for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant4. Radical species in photocatalysis: Generate, detect and measure5. Metal clusters and nanoparticles in photocatalysis: advances and challengeSection II: Practical Applications on Agricultural-, Energy-, Environment-, Medical-related Fields6. Future prospects and challenges of photocatalysis for POPs degradation7. Plasmonic photocatalyst for hydrogen energy generation8. Photo(electro)catalysts for two-electron oxygen reduction reactions9. Photoelectrochemical oxidation of water and degradation of pollutants using simple Bi-based metal oxide semiconductors under visible light irradiation10. Floating photocatalysts: Buoyancy generation from bio-degradable polymers11. Evaluation of the photosensitization/photocatalytic process for the degradation of pharmaceutical compound12. Recent advancement in red phosphorus and sulphur based photocatalytic systems for waste-water treatment13. Metal organic framework photocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction14. Nanostructured photoactive coatings for bacterial inactivation at the solid-air interface15. Black phosphorous-based photocatalysts: synthesis, characterization and applications16. Synthesis, characterization and applications of photocatalysts containing carbon species17. Solar driven bicarbonate conversion to formate via earth abundant semiconductor nanostructures