Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification
| By: | Pawar, Rajendra; Lee, Caroline Sunyong |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780323393102 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780323393133 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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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