Nanostructured Photocatalysts

From Fundamental to Practical Applications

Van-Huy Nguyen, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Sonil Nanda

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780128230077
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128235966
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• About the Editors
• Preface
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 : Nanostructured photocatalysts: Introduction to photocatalytic mechanism and nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
• Chapter 2 : Kinetic and mass-transfer analyses in continuous photocatalytic reactors
• Chapter 3 : Reaction mechanism for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants
• Chapter 4 : Photocatalytic radical species: An overview of how they are generated, detected, and measured
• Chapter 5 : Metal nanoparticles in photocatalysis: Advances and challenges
• Chapter 6 : Role of nanostructured metal oxides in photocatalysis: An overview
• Chapter 7 : Perovskite materials as photocatalysts: Current status and future perspectives
• Chapter 8 : Recent advances in sacrificial reagents toward sustainable light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
• Chapter 9 : Plasmonic photocatalyst for hydrogen energy generation
• Chapter 10 : Photoelectrochemical oxidation of water and degradation of pollutants using simple Bi-based metal oxide semiconductors under visible light irradiation
• Chapter 11 : Role of cellular solids in heterogeneous photocatalytic applications
• Chapter 12 : Dye photosensitization on heterogeneous photocatalysis process, fundaments, and applications
• Chapter 13 : Recent progress in bismuth oxyhalides-based heterojunctions for CO2 photoreduction
• Chapter 14 : Metal-organic framework photocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction
• Chapter 15 : Black phosphorus-based photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications
• Chapter 16 : Synthesis, characterization, and applications of photocatalysts containing carbon species
• Chapter 17 : Prospects and challenges of photocatalysis for degradation and mineralization of antiviral drugs
• Chapter 18 : Recent developments in photocatalytic irradiation from CO2 to methanol
• Chapter 19 : A critical analysis of modification effects on nanostructured TiO2-based photocatalysts for hydrogen production
• Index
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