Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Perspectives [Hardcover]

Combining the basic concepts of photocatalysis with the synthesis of new catalysts, reactor and reaction engineering, this book provides a comprehensive resource on the topic. Researchers new to this field can learn the first principles, whilst experienced researchers can gain further information about aspects in photocatalysis beyond their area of expertise.Combining the basic concepts of photocatalysis with the synthesis of new catalysts, reactor and reaction engineering, this book provides a comprehensive resource on the topic. The book introduces the fundamental aspects of photocatalysis including the role of surface chemistry and understanding the chemistry of photocatalytic processes before exploring the theory and experimental studies of charge carrier dynamics. Specific chapters then cover new materials for the degradation of organics; water splitting and CO2 reduction; as well as reactor and reaction engineering. Researchers new to this discipline can learn the first principles, whilst experienced researchers can gain further information about aspects in photocatalysis beyond their area of expertise. Together with Photocatalysis: Applications, these volumes provide a complete overview to photocatalysis.Photoelectrochemistry: From Basic Principles to Photocatalysis; Understanding the Chemistry of Photocatalytic Processes; Current Issues Concerning the Mechanism of Pristine TiO2 Photocatalysis and the Effects on Photonic Crystal Nanostructures; Specificity in Photocatalysis; Photoexcitation in Pure and Modified Semiconductor Photocatalysts; New Concepts in Photocatalysis; Kinetic Processes in the Presence of Photogenerated Charge Carriers; Traps and Interfaces in Photocatalysis: Model Studies on TiO2 Particle Systems; Interplay Between Physical and Chemical Events in Photoprocesses in Heterogeneous Systems; New Materials Outline; New Materials for Degradation of Organics; New Materials for Water Splitting; New Materials for CO2 Reduction; Fundamentals ofls+