"Semiconductor Photocatalysis: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications" ed. by Wenbin Cao

The fundamental knowledge and the frontier research progress in typical photocatalytic materials, such as TiO2-based and non-TiO2-based photocatalysts, are included in this book. Methods to improve the photocatalytic efficiency and to provide a hint for the rational design of the new photocatalysts are covered.

Photocatalysis is a hot topic because it is an environmentally friendly approach toward the conversion of light energy into chemical energy at mild reaction environments. Also, it is well applied in several major areas such as water splitting, bacterial inactivation, and pollutants elimination, which is a possible solution to energy shortage and environmental issues.

Contents
Preface
2 Influences of Doping on Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2 Photocatalyst
3 Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanostructured Arrays Prepared by Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Method
4 First Principle Evaluation of Photocatalytic Suitability for TiO2-Based Nanotubes
5 Pulsed Laser-Deposited TiO2-based Films: Synthesis, Electronic Structure and Photocatalytic Activity
6 Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Performance by Nanostructured Semiconductors with Glancing Angle Deposition Method
7 Insights into the Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds on TiO2 by Using In-situ DRIFTS
8 Typical Non–TiO2-Based Visible-Light Photocatalysts
9 Some Unitary, Binary, and Ternary Non-TiO2 Photocatalysts
10 BiOX (X = Cl, Br, and I) Photocatalysts
11 Metal Organic Frameworks as Emerging Photocatalysts
12 Indium-Containing Visible-Light-Driven (VLD) Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Conversion and Environment Remediation
13 β-FeOOH/TiO2 Heterojunction for Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Inactivation of E. coli
14 Alternative Approaches in Development of Heterogeneous Titania-Based Photocatalyst
15 Metal–Semiconductor Hybrid Nano-Heterostructures for Photocatalysis Application
16 Fabrication of Semiconductor with Modified Microstructure for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Under Visible Light
17 Photocatalytic Activity of Quantum Dots
18 Graphene Materials to Remove Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals from Water: Photocatalysis and Adsorption
19 Photocatalytic Membranes for Efficient Water Treatment
20 Degradation of Lignin Derivatives by Photocatalysts
21 Photocatalytic Removal of Organics over BiVO4-Based Photocatalysts
22 Photocatalytic Properties of Commercially Available TiO2 Powders for Pollution Control
23 A New Frontier of Photocatalysis Employing Micro-Sized TiO2: Air/Water Pollution Abatement and Self-Cleaning/ Antibacterial Applications