Description
Book SynopsisIn chemistry, photocatalysis refers to the acceleration of a photoreaction in the presence of a catalyst. Various aspects and applications of this process are described in the six chapters of this book. Chapter One addresses the reduction and oxidation of heavy metals by the photocatalytic process to produce less toxic forms, thus reducing pollution. Chapter Two reviews some issues of photocatalytic reactions which may have been overlooked in other reports. Chapter Three deals with the utilisation of ZnO-CdO nanoblocks as adsorbent and efficient solar photocatalysts towards brilliant cresol blue degradation. Chapter Four explains heterogeneous photocatalysis through the use of titanium and tungsten oxide nanostructures. Chapter Five reports the fabrication and evaluation of TiO2 nanowires supported on graphene and sensitised with Ag in a unique hierarchical three-dimensional sandwich structure. Lastly, Chapter Six provides an overview of recent achievements in C-N bond formation reactions triggered by visible light-induced DDQ-photoredox catalysis.
Table of ContentsPreface; Oxidation and Reduction of Heavy Metals by Photocatalytic Processes; Peculiarities of the Reactions on Particulate Photocatalysts; ZnO-CdO Nanoblocks: Utilization as Adsorbent and Efficient Solar Photo-Catalyst towards Brilliant Cresol Blue Degradation; Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Explained through the Use of Titanium and Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures; Designing an Enhanced Visible-Light Activated Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Ag/TIO2 Nanowires/Graphene Sandwich Photocatalyst; Visible Light-Mediated DDQ Photoredox-Catalyzed C-N Bond Formation Reactions: A Review; Index.
