Photocatalysis: Fundamental Processes and Applications

Mehrorang Ghaedi received a B.Sc. degree in applied chemistry from the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran, a M.Sc. degree in analytical chemistry from Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, and a Ph.D. degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Isfahan, in 1996, 1999, and 2003, respectively. He is currently Professor of analytical chemistry with Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran. His research activities range from solid phase extraction methods, liquid-liquid extraction, transport of ions through liquid membrane, cloud point extraction, sensor fabrication, adsorptive stripping analysis, cyclic voltammetry, spectrophotometry in surfactant media, trace analysis, to water treatment.

• Part 1: Fundamentals of photo degradation1. Electronic structure: from basic principles to photocatalysis2. Photodegradation Processes3. Using Dyes for Evaluating photocatalytic properties4. Advanced Oxidation5. Electronic structure of solids and moleculesPart 2: Primary Processes in Photocatalysis6. Kinetic Modeling of Electron Transfer Processes in Colloidal Semiconductor photocatalysis7. Solar Photocatalytic Processes: Water Decontamination and Disinfection8. Current Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for Environmental Remediation of Air, Water, and Soil9. Light Activated Processes with Zeolites: Recent Developments10. Principle of photocatalysis and Design of Active PhotocatalystsPart 3: New Materials, Reactor and Reaction Engineering photocatalysis11. A review of past studies12. New Materials and Equipment for photocatalytic degradation processes13. Photocatalytic treatment of pollutants in aqueous media14. Cellulose-based material in tailoring bio-hybrid nanostructured photocatalysts15. New Materials for Water Splitting16. Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 in Hydrocarbon: A Greener Approach for Energy Production