Advanced Photocatalytic Materials

• Other Authors: Likodimos, Vlassios (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; anatase; brookite; C/N-TiO2; microcystin-LR; photodegradation; visible light; TiO2 nanomaterials; Au nanoparticles; anodization; photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics; LC-MS/MS; TiO2; photonic crystals; graphene oxide nanocolloids; reduced graphene oxide; photocatalysis; photocatalytic materials; nanocomposites; sulfate-modified BiVO4; methylene blue; LED visible light; photodecomposition; anatase TiO2 nanocrystals; high-energy facets; photocatalytic activity; photovoltaic performance; photoactive cement; TiO2/N; NOx decomposition; mechanical properties; plasmonic photocatalysis; silver-copper oxide; VOCs remediation; full-spectrum photoresponse; carbon-doped titania; carbon-modified titania; graphene/titania; vis-active photocatalyst; antibacterial properties; laser pyrolysis; hydrogen peroxide; CdS; CdSe; photoelectrocatalysis; photocatalytic fuel cells; photo fuel cells; visible light activated titania; heterojunction photocatalysts; photonic crystal catalysts; graphene-based photocatalysts; water and air purification; solar fuels
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Semiconductor photocatalysts have attracted a great amount of multidiscipline research due to their high potential for solar-to-chemical-energy conversion applications, ranging from water and air purification to hydrogen and chemical fuel production. This unique diversity of photoinduced applications has spurred major research efforts on the rational design and development of photocatalytic materials with tailored structural, morphological, and optoelectronic properties in order to promote solar-light harvesting, easy photogenerated electron-hole recombination and the concomitant low quantum efficiency. This book presents a collection of original research articles on advanced photocatalytic materials, synthesized by novel fabrication approaches and/or innovative modifications that improve their performance in target photocatalytic applications such as water (cyanobacterial toxins, antibiotics, phenols, and dyes) and air (NOx and volatile organic compounds) pollutant degradation, hydrogen evolution, and hydrogen peroxide production by photoelectrochemical cells.