Visible-Light-Active Photocatalysis: Nanostructured Catalyst Design, Mechanisms and Applications

A comprehensive and timely overview of this important and hot topic, with special emphasis placed on environmental applications and the potential for solar light harvesting. Following introductory chapters on environmental photocatalysis, water splitting, and applications in synthetic chemistry, further chapters focus on the synthesis and design of photocatalysts, solar energy conversion, and such environmental aspects as the removal of water pollutants, photocatalytic conversion of CO2. Besides metal oxide–based photocatalysts, the authors cover other relevant material classes including carbon–based nanomaterials and novel hybrid materials. Chapters on mechanistic aspects, computational modeling of photocatalysis and Challenges and perspectives of solar reactor design for industrial applications complete this unique survey of the subject. With its in–depth discussions ranging from a comprehensive understanding to the engineering of materials and applied devices, this is an invaluable resource for a range of disciplines. INDICE: Part I: Visible Light Active Photocatalysis –. Research and Technological Advancements. Introduction: Research frontiers in solar light harvesting. Environmental photocatalysis (detoxification, CO2 reduction). Fundamentals of photocatalytic water splitting (hydrogen and oxygen evolution). Visible light induced photocatalytic for organic transformations. . Part II: Design and Developments of Visible Light Active Photocatalysts. Development of metal oxide based photocatalysts . Modified TiO2 as benchmark photocatalysts . Advances in plasmonic catalysts . Recent developments in heterostructures based catalysts. New promising materials for efficient solar light harvesting. . Part III: Visible Light Active Photocatalysis for Solar Energy Conversion and Environmental Protection. Photocatalytic materials for the removal of inorganic compounds. Recent progress in novel photocatalysts for detoxification. Visible–light active photoelectrode materials for hydrogen generation. Fabrication of visible–light active oxygern evolution catalysts Development of active photocatalysts for organic synthesis. Development of visible light active photocatalysts for CO2 reduction. . Part IV: Mechanistic Studies of Visible Light Active Photocatalysis. Band–gap engineering of photocatalysts: Optical, electronic, and catalytic modifications. Roles of the active species generated during catalysis. Photocatalytic reaction pathways . Role of interfacial electron transfer. . Part V: Challenges and Perspectives of Visible Light Active Photocatalysis for Large Scale Applications. An overview on solar reactor design for industrial applications. Conclusions and future work

• ISBN: 978-3-527-34293-8
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 632
• Fecha Publicación: 16/05/2018
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés