Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification

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