Photocatalysis: Fundamental Processes and Applications Interface Science and Technology Series

Photocatalysis: Fundamental Processes and Applications, Volume 32 in the Interface Science and Technology Series, discusses the fundamental aspects of photocatalysis and its process and applications to the decontamination of wastewater, hydrogen production via water splitting, and photo reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon. The book discusses the fundamental aspects of all applications together with their proper mechanisms, thus providing essential information for deep research in the area of clean environment and green energy production.

Part 1: Fundamentals of photo degradation 1. Electronic structure: from basic principles to photocatalysis 2. Photodegradation Processes 3. Using Dyes for Evaluating photocatalytic properties 4. Advanced Oxidation 5. Electronic structure of solids and molecules

Part 2: Primary Processes in Photocatalysis 6. Kinetic Modeling of Electron Transfer Processes in Colloidal Semiconductor photocatalysis 7. Solar Photocatalytic Processes: Water Decontamination and Disinfection 8. Current Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for Environmental Remediation of Air, Water, and Soil 9. Light Activated Processes with Zeolites: Recent Developments 10. Principle of photocatalysis and Design of Active Photocatalysts

Part 3: New Materials, Reactor and Reaction Engineering photocatalysis 11. A review of past studies 12. New Materials and Equipment for photocatalytic degradation processes 13. Photocatalytic treatment of pollutants in aqueous media 14. Cellulose-based material in tailoring bio-hybrid nanostructured photocatalysts 15. New Materials for Water Splitting 16. Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 in Hydrocarbon: A Greener Approach for Energy Production

• Provides background on the fundamental and experimental processes of photocatalysis
• Covers photocatalysis and its impact on creating a clean environment and energy sources
• Applies photocatalysis to the decontamination of wastewater, hydrogen production via water splitting, and photo reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbon
• Edited by a world-leading researcher in interface science