Photocatalysis and Environment: Trends and Applications

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Kinetic Aspects of Bimolecular and Supramolecular Excited-State Electron Transfer Processes  (Franco Scandola)....Pages 3-27
 Solid State Chemistry: Basic Concepts  (R. J. D. Tilley)....Pages 29-62
 Surface Chemistry  (Simon R. Bare, G. A. Somorjai)....Pages 63-189
 Gas — Solid Interphase: Characterization by U.V.-Vis. Reflectance and Photoluminescence Spectroscopies  (S. Coluccia)....Pages 191-203
 Gas — Solid Interphase: Characterization by Infrared Spectroscopies  (S. Coluccia, L. Marchese)....Pages 205-222
 Photoadsorption and Photodesorption at the Gas-Solid Interface  (R. I. Bickley)....Pages 223-232
 Photoadsorption and Photodesorption at the Gas-Solid Interface  (R. I. Bickley)....Pages 233-239
Front Matter ....Pages 241-241
 Dynamic Aspects of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry  (L. M. Peter)....Pages 243-273
 Photoelectrochemistry of Anodic Films on Metal Electrodes  (L. M. Peter)....Pages 275-296
 The Path of Electrons in Photoelectrochemistry  (Helmut Tributsch)....Pages 297-347
Front Matter ....Pages 349-349
 Basic Concepts in Photocatalysis  (Mario Schiavello)....Pages 351-360
 Acid-Base Properties and their Influence on the Photoreactivity of Oxides  (A. Sclafani)....Pages 361-366
 Photocatalysis with Colloidal Semiconductors and Polycrystalline Films  (M. Grätzel)....Pages 367-398
 Powder Photocatalysts: Characterization by Isotopic Exchanges and Photoconductivity; Potentialities for Metal Recovery, Catalyst Preparation and Water Pollutant Removal  (Pierre Pichat)....Pages 399-424
 Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia in Irradiated Heterogeneous Systems  (Vincenzo Augugliaro, Leonardo Palmisano)....Pages 425-444
 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Substrates  (Marye Anne Fox)....Pages 445-467
 Photodegradation of Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Systems Catalyzed by Semiconductors  (E. Pelizzetti, E. Pramauro, C. Minero, N. Serpone, E. Borgarello)....Pages 469-497
 Photoreduction and Photodegradation of Inorganic Pollutants: I. Cyanides  (Nick Serpone, Enrico Borgarello, Ezio Pelizzetti)....Pages 499-526
 Photoreduction and Photodegradation of Inorganic Pollutants: II. Selective Reduction and Recovery of Au, Pt, Pd, Rh, Hg, and Pb  (Nick Serpone, Enrico Borgarello, Ezio Pelizzetti)....Pages 527-565
 Disposal of Hydrogen Sulfide: Conventional and Photochemical Methods  (E. Borgarello, R. Pappa, N. Serpone, E. Pelizzetti)....Pages 567-581
 Assessment of Photodegradation of Chemicals in the Atmosphere. Test Methods and Predictive Approaches  (Maria Livia Tosato, Sergio Clementi)....Pages 583-597
Front Matter ....Pages 599-599
 Technical Development and Industrial Prospects of Preparative Photochemistry  (A. M. Braun)....Pages 601-622
 Photochemical Reactors Engineering Fundamentals  (Lucio Rizzuti, Alberto Brucato)....Pages 623-636
 Modelling and Design of Photochemical Reactors for Water Purification  (P. L. Yue)....Pages 637-661
 Process Economics for Water Purification: A Comparative Assessment  (David F. Ollis)....Pages 663-677
Front Matter ....Pages 679-679
 Light Intensity Effects on the Photocorrosion of Electrodes  (R. M. Benito, A. J. Nozik)....Pages 681-681
 Langmuir Parameters and Destruction Rates of Organic Compounds Over Near-Ultraviolet Illuminated Titanium Dioxide  (R. W. Matthews)....Pages 682-682
 Photoassisted Dinitrogen Fixation on TiO2 (Rutile) Surfaces  (R. I. Bickley, J. A. Navio, R. K. M. Jayanty, V. Vishwanathan)....Pages 683-684
 The Photodeposition of Noble Metals on M/TiO2 Samples: A Controlled Synthesis of Bimetallic Catalysts  (A. Fernàndez, G. Munuera, A. R. Gonzàlez-Elipe, J. P. Espinòs)....Pages 685-686
 Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols by Polyoxometalates of Mo and W  (A. Hiskia, E. Papaconstantinou)....Pages 687-687
 Metal Oxides Sensitized Photooxidations in Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Systems. I. Initial Photodehydrogenations of Isopropanol and Cyclobutanol  (J. Cunningham, S. Srijaranai)....Pages 688-689
 Adsorption and Decomposition of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate on ZnO And TiO2  (T. L. Rose, T. J. Lewis)....Pages 690-690
 Environmental Aquatic Photochemistry of Polychlorophenols (PCPs)  (G. G. Choudhry, G. R. Barrie Webster)....Pages 691-692
 Light Absorption in Fluidised Photoreactors  (D. Iatridis, P. L. Yue)....Pages 693-693
Back Matter ....Pages 695-706