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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554279603321

Titolo

Photocatalysis / / edited by Suresh C. Pillai and Vignesh Kumaravel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-11-066848-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 pages)

Collana

De Gruyter Textbook

Disciplina

541.395

Soggetti

Photocatalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributing Authors -- Chapter 1 Synthesis and Characterization of Photocatalytic Materials -- Chapter 2 Photocatalytic Reactors Design for Water Applications -- Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production -- Chapter 4 Visible Light/Sunlight-Induced Photocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotics by Semiconductor Heterostructures -- Chapter 5 Self-Cleaning Surfaces: Experimental Advances and Surface Model Controversies -- Chapter 6 Photodegradation of Air Pollutants -- Chapter 7 Artificial Photosynthesis over Heterogeneous Photocatalysts -- Chapter 8 Degradation of Endocrine Disruptors, Pesticides, and Pharmaceuticals Using Photocatalysis -- Chapter 9 Commercial Applications and Future Trends of Photocatalytic Materials -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a concise and up-to-date introduction to the topic of photocatalysis. It covers the fundamentals of photocatalysis, design of photoreactors and modelling and simulations for photoreaction. Also, industrial applications such as hydrogen production, water disinfection, degradation of air pollutants, pesticides and pharmaceuticals are described.