Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification
- 1st Edition - April 27, 2015
- Latest edition
- Authors: Rajendra Pawar, Caroline Sunyong Lee
- Language: English
In Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification, the authors introduce various heterogeneous photocatalysts based on novel nanostructures of metal oxide sem… Read more
In Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification, the authors introduce various heterogeneous photocatalysts based on novel nanostructures of metal oxide semiconductors and graphene used for water purification, including TiO2, Fe2O3, SnO2, WO3 and g-C3N4, and outlines their advantages and drawbacks. The nanocomposite-photocatalysts ZnO and CdS are compared with reduced graphene oxide (rGO), a rapidly growing materials system. The authors describe how the photocatalytic activity of known nanomaterials can be improved by modifying the structural and optical properties (i.e., phase composition).
- Introductory portion of the book includes a brief survey of all different kinds of heterogeneous photocatalysts
- Discusses the possible photocatalysis mechanism occurring during the degradation of different toxic pollutants
- Provides the photoelectrochemical measurement for synthesized catalysts, supporting the effective transportation of photoelectrons resulting into better catalytic properties
R&D/Industry researchers and academic researchers in environmental engineering, materials science, nanotechnology and environmental chemistry; Masters and Ph.D. students in those areas.
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Basics of Photocatalysis
- 1.1 Introduction of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis
- 1.2 Principles and Mechanism of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis
- 1.3 Semiconductor/Semiconductor Heterogeneous Photocatalysis
- 1.4 Homojunction Photocatalysts (Same Material)
- 1.5 Metal/Semiconductor (Schottky Junction)
- 1.6 Photocatalytic Materials
- References
- Chapter 2. Nanomaterial-Based Photocatalysis
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Properties of NSM
- 2.3 Improved Performance with Nanostructured Photocatalysts
- 2.4 Applications of Nanostructured Photocatalysts
- 2.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. Heterogeneous Photocatalysts Based on Organic/Inorganic Semiconductor
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Binary Photocatalysts
- 3.3 Ternary Photocatalysts
- 3.4 Nanocomposites Based on RGO, CNTs, and Fe2O3
- 3.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Conclusions and New Directions
- 4.1 Conclusions
- 4.2 New Directions
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 27, 2015
- Language: English
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Rajendra Pawar
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Materials Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South KoreaCL
Caroline Sunyong Lee
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Materials Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South KoreaRead Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification on ScienceDirect