"Advanced Catalytic Materials: Photocatalysis and Other Current Trends" ed. by Luis Enrique Norena and Jin-An Wang

This book has put together recent, state-of-the-art topics on current trends in catalytic materials. The careful study and development of the new-generation catalysts involve relatively large groups of specialists in universities, research centers, and industries, joining forces from different scientific and technical disciplines.

Todays chemical industry processes worldwide largely depend on catalytic reactions and the desirable future evolution of this industry toward more selective products, more environmentally friendly products, more energy-efficient processes, a smaller use of hazardous reagents, and a better use of raw materials also largely involves the development of better catalysts and, specifically, purposely designed catalytic materials.

Contents
Preface
1 X-Ray Spectroscopy — The Driving Force to Understand and Develop Catalysis
2 Iron-based Nanomaterials in the Catalysis
3 New Catalytic Systems for Fixation of Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Poly(Alkylene Carbonates)
4 Catalytic Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks
5 Studies on Obtaining Diglycidyl Ether from Allyl-Glycidyl Ether over the Mesoporous Ti-SBA-15 Catalyst
6 Practical Design of Green Catalysts for PET Recycling and Energy Conversion
7 Advanced Nanomatericals for Solar Photocatalysis
8 ZnO/Sepiolite Catalysts – Characterization and Photoactivity Measurements
9 Preparation of Functionalized Graphene and Gold Nanocomposites – Self-assembly and Catalytic Properties
10 Photochemical Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide
11 Metal/Semiconductor Hybrid Nanocrystals and Synergistic Photocatalysis Applications
12 Recent Advances in Visible-Light Driven Photocatalysis
13 First-Transition Metal Oxocomplex–Surface-Modified Titanium(IV) Oxide for Solar Environmental Purification
14 Electrocatalytic Applications of Graphene–Metal Oxide Nanohybrid Materials
15 Ag–Cu Nanoalloy Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media for Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage
16 Native and Synthetic G-quartet-based DNAzyme Systems – Artificial Enzymes for Biotechnological Applications