Emerging Trends in TiO2 Photocatalysis and Applications

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: 2D materials; 3D photocatalyst; 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural; 8-tetracyanoquinodimethane; acid catalyst; active phase-support interactions; adsorption; advanced oxidation process; advanced oxidation processes; Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); air purification; alkoxide; anatase nanoparticles; antibacterial; applications; band gap engineering; benzene; bismuth molybdate; bleached wood support materials; carbon nitride (C3N4); Ce incorporation; charge separation; co-modification; composite; controlled periodic illumination; copper oxide; decahedral-shaped anatase titania particles; decomposition of VOC; dehydration; deNOxing; dual-phase; electron transfer; energy band engineering; environment; environmental management; estriol; facet-selective metal photodeposition; facet-selective reaction; floatable; fructose; g-C3N4; graphene quantum dots; graphitic N; H-titanate nanotubes; HCl oxidation; heterojunction; hexabromocyclododecane; Hydrogen production; hydroxyl radical; in-situ formation; interfacial charge-transfer transition; interfacial surface complex (ISC); iron-doped TiO2; kinetic study; ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT); lignin; low temperature; low UV irradiation; magnetic property; mesocrystals; metal oxides; microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa; microporous material; modification; modified L-H model; morphology modification; N-doped graphene quantum dots; N-doped TiO2; N-TiO2; n/a; nanoparticles; nanostructures; Nb-doped TiO2; nitroaromatic compounds; non-metal- doped TiO2; oxygen species; oxygen vacancy; p-n heterojunction; Palladium; pH dependence; Photo-CREC Water II reactor; photocatalysis; photocatalyst; photocatalytic activity; photocatalytic degradation; photocatalytic performance; photoelectrochemistry; photophysics; photoreduction; photovoltaic conversion; plasmonic Au NPs; polymeric composites; polyvinyl borate; porous glass; process optimization; pyridinic N; Quantum Yield; recyclable; redox reactions; reduction; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; response surface methodology; reusable; Ru-Ti oxide catalysts; selective oxidation; selectivity; semiconductors; solar energy conversion; solar light; solid-phase photocatalytic degradation; synthesis; textile wastewater; thin film; TiO2; TiO2 catalyst; TiO2-HKUST-1 composites; TiO2C composite; Titania; titanium dioxide; Titanium dioxide (TiO2); UV light; UV transmittance; visible light; visible-light-sensitive photocatalyst; W-Mo dopants; zeta potential; {001} and {101} facets
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-03936-707-8
• ISBN: 9783039367061; 3039367064; 3039367072; 9783039367078

The semiconductor titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been evolved as a prototypical material to understand the photocatalytic process, and has been demonstrated for various photocatalytic applications such as pollutants degradation, water splitting, heavy metal reduction, CO2 conversion, N2 fixation, bacterial disinfection, etc. Rigorous photocatalytic studies on TiO2 have paved the way to understanding the various chemical processes involved and the physical parameters (optical and electrical) required to design and construct diverse photocatalytic systems. Accordingly, it has been realized that an effective photocatalyst should have ideal band edge potential, narrow band gap energy, reduced charge recombination, enhanced charge separation, improved interfacial charge transfer, surface-rich catalytic sites, etc. As a result, many strategies have been developed to design a variety of photocatalytic systems, which include doping, composite formation, sensitization, co-catalyst loading, etc. Towards highlighting the above-mentioned diversities in TiO2 photocatalysis, there have been many interesting original research works on TiO2, involving material designs for various photocatalytic applications published in this Special Issue. In addition, some excellent review papers have also been published in this Special Issue, focusing on the various TiO2-based photocatalytic systems and their mechanisms and applications.