Handbook of Smart Photocatalytic Materials: Fundamentals, Fabrications and Water Resources Applications

by Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain PhD (Editor), Ajay Kumar Mishra (Editor)

Overview

Handbook of Smart Photocatalytic Materials: Fundamentals, Fabrications and Water Resource Applications provides a best study and practice guide to catalysis materials, covering metal oxides, metal-organic frameworks, plasmonics and hybrids, their green growth and assembly techniques and their characterization. This volume establishes a broad and influential resource on fundamentals, fabrications and water resource applications. Each chapter incorporates state-of-the-art information, along with important concepts of theory and practice. The handbook will be an indispensable reference for both research communities and industry professionals. - Presents a compilation of up-to-date research and technology on Smart Photocatalytic Materials - Provides a fundamental understanding of several green synthesis methods - Highlights in-depth, cutting-edge knowledge on fundamentals, fabrications and water resource applications - Includes economical and safety aspects - Offers real-world applications of photocatalytic materials

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128190524
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/06/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	376
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor in his research areas. He has published with Elsevier, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.
Prof. Ajay Kumar Mishra is a Research Professor in the Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit at the University of South Africa. He obtained a B.Sc. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in bio-inorganic chemistry. His primary research interests are in nanoscience and nanotechnology, materials science, polymers, composites / nanocomposites, and water research. He is the editor of several books and published over 160 articles in international scientific journals. Prof Mishra currently awarded as Fellow and chartered scientist at a royal society of chemistry, UK

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction (fundamentals of photocatalytic processes) 1. Advanced materials for photocatalytic applications: the challenge ahead Section II Green synthesis of photocatalyst materials 2. Green synthesis of TiO2 and its photocatalytic activity Section III Metal oxides photocatalytic materials 63 3. Design and application of various visible light responsive metal oxide photocatalysts Section IV Plasmonics and hybrids photocatalytic materials 4. Immobilization of semiconductor photocatalysts Section V Plasmonics and hybrids photocatalytic materials 5. Plasmon-sensitized TiO2 nanomaterials as visible light photocatalysts 6. Plasmon-sensitized semiconductors for photocatalysis Section VI Photocatalytic materials for water resources 7. Photocatalytic materials-based membranes for efficient water treatment 8. Current photocatalytic systems for intensified water purification applications 9. Visible light-driven perovskite-based photocatalyst for wastewater treatment 10. Wastewater treatment using TiO2-based photocatalysts 11. Graphene-based hybrid photocatalysts: a promising route toward high-efficiency photocatalytic water remediation

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Comprehensive and detailed reference on modern progress in the fabrication of photocatalytic materials and their various industrial applications