Photocatalytic Semiconductors Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hernández-Ramírez, Aracely (Editor), Medina-Ramírez, Iliana (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Catalysis.; Semiconductors.; Electric power production.; Materials science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Energy Technology.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.

This critical volume examines the different methods used for the synthesis of a great number of photocatalysts, including TiO2, ZnO, and other modified semiconductors, as well as characterization techniques used for determining the optical, structural and morphological properties of the semiconducti...

Table of Contents:

• Semiconducting materials
• New visible light active semiconductors
• Synthesis methods for photocatalytic materials
• Physicochemical characterization of photocatalytic materials
• Electrochemical characterization of photocatalytic materials
• Semiconductor materials for photocatalytic oxidation of organic pollutants in wastewater
• Application of semiconductor photocatalytic materials for the removal or inorganic compounds from wastewater
• Photocatalytic materials in water disinfection
• Future and perpectives for photocatalytic materials in environmental photocatalysis.