Ebook: Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications
- Tags: Renewable and Green Energy, Renewable and Green Energy, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
- Series: Green Energy and Technology
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Research for the development of more efficient photocatalysts has experienced an almost exponential growth since its popularization in early 1970’s. Despite the advantages of the widely used TiO2, the yield of the conversion of sun power into chemical energy that can be achieved with this material is limitedprompting the research and development of a number of structural, morphological and chemical modifications of TiO2 , as well as a number of novel photocatalysts with very different composition. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a systematic account of the current understanding of the relationships between the physicochemical properties of the catalysts and photoactivity.
The already long list of photocatalysts phases and their modifications is increasing day by day. By approaching this field from a material sciences angle, an integrated view allows readers to consider the diversity of photocatalysts globally and in connection with other technologies. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a valuable road-map, outlining the common principles lying behind the diversity of materials, but also delimiting the imprecise border between the contrasted results and the most speculative studies. This broad approach makes it ideal for specialist but also for engineers, researchers and students in related fields.
Research for the development of more efficient photocatalysts has experienced an almost exponential growth since its popularization in early 1970’s. Despite the advantages of the widely used TiO2, the yield of the conversion of sun power into chemical energy that can be achieved with this material is limitedprompting the research and development of a number of structural, morphological and chemical modifications of TiO2 , as well as a number of novel photocatalysts with very different composition. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a systematic account of the current understanding of the relationships between the physicochemical properties of the catalysts and photoactivity.
The already long list of photocatalysts phases and their modifications is increasing day by day. By approaching this field from a material sciences angle, an integrated view allows readers to consider the diversity of photocatalysts globally and in connection with other technologies. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a valuable road-map, outlining the common principles lying behind the diversity of materials, but also delimiting the imprecise border between the contrasted results and the most speculative studies. This broad approach makes it ideal for specialist but also for engineers, researchers and students in related fields.
Research for the development of more efficient photocatalysts has experienced an almost exponential growth since its popularization in early 1970’s. Despite the advantages of the widely used TiO2, the yield of the conversion of sun power into chemical energy that can be achieved with this material is limitedprompting the research and development of a number of structural, morphological and chemical modifications of TiO2 , as well as a number of novel photocatalysts with very different composition. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a systematic account of the current understanding of the relationships between the physicochemical properties of the catalysts and photoactivity.
The already long list of photocatalysts phases and their modifications is increasing day by day. By approaching this field from a material sciences angle, an integrated view allows readers to consider the diversity of photocatalysts globally and in connection with other technologies. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a valuable road-map, outlining the common principles lying behind the diversity of materials, but also delimiting the imprecise border between the contrasted results and the most speculative studies. This broad approach makes it ideal for specialist but also for engineers, researchers and students in related fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
A Historical Introduction to Photocatalysis....Pages 1-4
Photons, Electrons and Holes: Fundamentals of Photocatalysis with Semiconductors....Pages 5-33
Environmental Applications of Photocatalysis....Pages 35-66
Turning Sunlight into Fuels: Photocatalysis for Energy....Pages 67-84
The Keys of Success: TiO2 as a Benchmark Photocatalyst....Pages 85-101
Alternative Metal Oxide Photocatalysts....Pages 103-122
The New Promising Semiconductors: Metallates and Other Mixed Compounds....Pages 123-156
Chalcogenides and Other Non-oxidic Semiconductors....Pages 157-169
Single-Site Photocatalysts: Photoactive Species Dispersed on Porous Matrixes....Pages 171-194
The Role of Co-catalysts: Interaction and Synergies with Semiconductors....Pages 195-216
Shaping Photocatalysts: Morphological Modifications of Semiconductors....Pages 217-244
Immobilised Photocatalysts....Pages 245-267
Metal Doping of Semiconductors for Improving Photoactivity....Pages 269-286
Non-metal Doping for Band-Gap Engineering....Pages 287-309
Heterojunctions: Joining Different Semiconductors....Pages 311-327
Sensitizers: Dyes and Quantum Dots....Pages 329-343
Future Perspectives of Photocatalysis....Pages 345-348
Research for the development of more efficient photocatalysts has experienced an almost exponential growth since its popularization in early 1970’s. Despite the advantages of the widely used TiO2, the yield of the conversion of sun power into chemical energy that can be achieved with this material is limitedprompting the research and development of a number of structural, morphological and chemical modifications of TiO2 , as well as a number of novel photocatalysts with very different composition. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a systematic account of the current understanding of the relationships between the physicochemical properties of the catalysts and photoactivity.
The already long list of photocatalysts phases and their modifications is increasing day by day. By approaching this field from a material sciences angle, an integrated view allows readers to consider the diversity of photocatalysts globally and in connection with other technologies. Design of Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a valuable road-map, outlining the common principles lying behind the diversity of materials, but also delimiting the imprecise border between the contrasted results and the most speculative studies. This broad approach makes it ideal for specialist but also for engineers, researchers and students in related fields.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
A Historical Introduction to Photocatalysis....Pages 1-4
Photons, Electrons and Holes: Fundamentals of Photocatalysis with Semiconductors....Pages 5-33
Environmental Applications of Photocatalysis....Pages 35-66
Turning Sunlight into Fuels: Photocatalysis for Energy....Pages 67-84
The Keys of Success: TiO2 as a Benchmark Photocatalyst....Pages 85-101
Alternative Metal Oxide Photocatalysts....Pages 103-122
The New Promising Semiconductors: Metallates and Other Mixed Compounds....Pages 123-156
Chalcogenides and Other Non-oxidic Semiconductors....Pages 157-169
Single-Site Photocatalysts: Photoactive Species Dispersed on Porous Matrixes....Pages 171-194
The Role of Co-catalysts: Interaction and Synergies with Semiconductors....Pages 195-216
Shaping Photocatalysts: Morphological Modifications of Semiconductors....Pages 217-244
Immobilised Photocatalysts....Pages 245-267
Metal Doping of Semiconductors for Improving Photoactivity....Pages 269-286
Non-metal Doping for Band-Gap Engineering....Pages 287-309
Heterojunctions: Joining Different Semiconductors....Pages 311-327
Sensitizers: Dyes and Quantum Dots....Pages 329-343
Future Perspectives of Photocatalysis....Pages 345-348
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