Advances in Photocatalytic Disinfection

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: An, Taicheng (Editor), Zhao, Huijun (Editor), Wong, Po Keung (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Microbiology.; Catalysis.; Environmental chemistry.; Nanotechnology.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Environmental Chemistry.; Applied Microbiology.

This book presents the latest results related to photocatalytic inactivation/killing of microorganisms, which is a promising alternative disinfection method that produces less or even no disinfection byproduct. The book is divided into 13 chapters, which introduce readers to the latest developments...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Visible light photocatalysis of natural semiconducting minerals
• Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Treatment by Environmental Minerals
• Visible light photocatalytic inactivation by Bi-based photocatalysts
• Synthesis and Performance of Silver Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Water Disinfection
• Solar Photocatalytic Disinfection by Nano Ag-based Photocatalyst
• Photocatalytic Disinfection by Metal-free Materials
• Disinfection of Waters/Wastewaters by Solar Photocatalysis
• Photoelectrocatalytic Materials for Water Disinfection
• Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Inactivation Mechanism of Biohazards
• Photoelectrocatalytic Inactivation Mechanism of Bacteria
• Bacterial oxidative stress responses and cellular damage caused by photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic inactivation
• Mechanistic Modeling of Photocatalytic Water Disinfection.