Nanostructured photocatalysts : from materials to applications in solar fuels and environmental remediation / edited by Rabah Boukherroub, Satishchandra B. Ogale, Neil Robertson. - 1 online resource (xv, 283 pages) - Micro & nano technologies series . - Micro & nano technologies. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover -- Nanostructured Photocatalysts -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- 1 Design of efficient photocatalysts through band gap engineering -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Photocatalysis -- 1.1.2 Band structure -- 1.2 Band engineering -- 1.2.1 Anionic doping -- 1.2.2 Cationic doping -- 1.2.3 Solid solutions -- 1.3 Concluding remarks -- References -- 2 Photochemical synthesis of nanoscale multicomponent metal species and their application to photocatalytic and electrochem ... -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Hydrogen evolution reaction cocatalysts 2.3 Oxygen evolution reaction cocatalysts -- 2.4 Summary and outlook -- References -- 3 Development of photocatalysts and system optimization for CO2 photoreduction -- 3.1 Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 -- 3.1.1 Introduction -- 3.1.2 Principles of CO2 photoreduction -- 3.1.3 Modeling of CO2 photocatalytic reduction reactions -- 3.2 Titania-based photocatalyst for CO2 photoreduction -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.1.1 Properties and structure of TiO2 -- 3.2.2 Modification of TiO2-based photocatalyst -- 3.2.2.1 Doping -- 3.2.2.1.1 Metal doping -- 3.2.2.1.2 Nonmetal doping -- 3.2.2.2 Metal loading 3.2.2.3 Nanostructuring of TiO2 -- 3.3 Nontitania-based inorganic photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction -- 3.3.1 Nanostructured inorganic photocatalysts -- 3.3.1.1 Sulfides -- 3.3.1.2 Oxides -- 3.3.1.3 Oxynitrides -- 3.3.1.4 Nitrides -- 3.3.2 Nanostructured carbon-based photocatalysts -- 3.4 Hole scavenger for CO2 photoreduction -- 3.4.1 Introduction -- 3.4.2 Inorganic hole scavenger -- 3.4.3 Organic hole scavenger -- 3.5 CO2 photoreduction process development and data collection -- 3.5.1 Introduction -- 3.5.2 Experimental and analytical examples -- 3.5.3 CO2 photoreduction process parameters 3.5.4 Kinetic modeling and systematic tools for CO2 photoreduction -- 3.5.5 CO2 photoreduction product verification -- 3.5.6 Summary -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 4 Heterogeneous photocatalysis for water purification -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Oxidation mechanism -- 4.3 Factors affecting heterogeneous photocatalysis -- 4.3.1 Temperature -- 4.3.2 Water matrix -- 4.3.3 Catalyst concentration -- 4.3.4 Light wavelength and intensity -- 4.3.5 Initial concentration of the substrate -- 4.3.6 pH -- 4.4 Water purification applications -- 4.4.1 Organic pollutants -- 4.4.2 Biological contaminants 4.5 Process sustainability -- 4.5.1 Irradiation sources -- 4.5.2 Life cycle assessment of heterogeneous photocatalysis -- 4.6 Conclusions and reflections on the directions for future research -- References -- 5 Air purification applications using photocatalysis -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Photocatalysis for outdoor and indoor air -- 5.3 Operating with solar radiation -- 5.3.1 NOX control -- 5.3.2 Ozone -- 5.3.3 Self-cleaning properties -- 5.4 Operating with artificial light -- 5.5 Current standards for evaluation of materials -- 5.6 Working with sunlight in outdoor and indoor air

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Photocatalysis.
Nanostructured materials.
Nanostructures
Photocatalyse.
Nanomat�eriaux.
Nanostructured materials.
Photocatalysis.

QD716.P45 / N36 2020

541/.395