Photocatalysts and Electrocatalysts in Water Remediation: From Fundamentals to Full Scale Applications

Photocatalysts and Electrocatalysts
in Water Remediation
Contents
Preface
About the Editors
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
1 Fundamentals and Functional Mechanisms of Photocatalysis in Water Treatment
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Different Photocatalytic Materials for Water Treatment
1.3 In-depth Mechanisms of Photocatalysis
1.4 Visible Light Driven Photocatalysts for Water Decontamination
1.5 Summary
2 Different Synthetic Routes and Band Gap Engineering of Photocatalysts
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Synthesis of Photocatalysts
2.3 Properties of Ideal Photocatalytic Material
2.4 Engineering Photocatalytic Properties
2.5 Energy Bandgap
2.6 Engineering the Desired Band Gap
2.7 Photocatalytic Mechanisms, Schemes and Systems
2.8 Summary and Perspectives
3 Photocatalytic Decontamination of Organic Pollutants from Water
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Photocatalytic Degradation Mechanisms of Organic Contaminants
3.3 Advanced Photocatalytic Materials for Decontamination of Organic Pollutants
3.4 Solar/Visible-light Driven Photocatalytic Decontamination of Organic Pollutants
3.5 Emerging Scientific Opportunities of Photocatalysts in Removal of Organic Pollutants
3.6 Limitations of Photocatalytic Decontamination and Key Mitigation Strategies
3.7 Summary and Future Directions
4 Photocatalytic Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mechanistic Insights on Photocatalytic Removal of Heavy Metal Ions
4.3 Solar/Visible-light Driven Photocatalysts for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions
4.4 Selective Heavy Metal Ion Removal by Semiconductor Photocatalysts
4.5 Major Drawbacks and Key Mitigation Strategies
4.6 Summary and Future Directions
5 Smart Photocatalysts in Water Remediation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Advances in the Development of Visible-light Driven Photocatalysts
5.3 Advances in Photocatalyst Immobilization and Supports
5.4 Advances in Nonimmobilized Smart Photocatalysts
5.5 Advances in Improving the Efficiency of Light Delivery
5.6 Advances in Biomaterials for Designing Smart Photocatalysts
5.7 Advances Toward Improving Photocatalytic Activity via External Stimuli
5.8 Advances in Inhibiting the Photocorrosion of Semiconductor-based
Photocatalysts
5.9 Advances in Recycling Photocatalysts: Assessing the Photocatalyst Life Cycle
5.10 Summary, Future Challenges, and Prospects for Further Research
6 Fundamentals and Functional Mechanisms of Electrocatalysis in Water Treatment
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Electrocatalysis Treatment
6.3 Properties and Characteristics of Different Electrocatalysis Techniques
6.4 Case Studies and Successful Approaches
6.5 Conclusion
7 Different Synthetic Routes of Electrocatalysts and Fabrication of Electrodes
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Fundamental Principles of Alkaline Water Oxidation
7.3 Electrochemical Evaluating Parameters of Electrocatalysts for OER Performance
7.4 Electrocoagulation
7.5 Electroflotation
7.6 Electrocoagulation/flotation
7.7 Electro-oxidation in Wastewater Treatment
7.8 Doped Diamond Electrodes
7.9 Conclusion
8 Electrocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants from Water
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Principles and Fundamental Aspects of Electrooxidation
8.3 Electrode Materials and Cell Configuration
8.4 Performance Assessment Indicators and Operating Variables
8.5 Electrochemical Filtering Process: A Hybrid Process Based on
Electrooxidation and Filteri ng
8.6 Integration of Electrooxidation-based Processes in Water/Wastewater
Treatment Technological Flow
9 Electrocatalytic Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Fundamentals
9.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Electrocatalytic Approach
9.4 Summary
10 Combined Photoelectrocatalytic Techniques in Water Remediation
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Photoelectrocatalysts for Treatment of Water Contaminants
10.3 Simultaneous Removal of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants
10.4 Conclusions and Perspective
Index
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