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Journal articles on the topic "Photocatalyst material"

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Pujiarti, Yuly, Suyanta Suyanta, and Eko Sri Kunarti. "A Visible Light-Induced Fe3O4/ZnO-Cu Nanocomposite and its Photocatalytic Activities for Rhodamine B Photodegradation." Key Engineering Materials 884 (May 2021): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.884.60.

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Synthesis of Fe3O4/ZnO-Cu nanocomposite photocatalyst has been conducted. The synthesis was carried out using the co-precipitation method with the variation of Cu concentration and modification by Fe3O4 magnetic material. As synthesized photocatalysts were characterized using FTIR, XRD, TEM, and SR UV-Visible. Photocatalytic activities of samples were evaluated through Rhodamine B degradation under visible light irradiation. The results showed that a sample with Fe3O4/ZnO-Cu 1% has smaller band gap energy of 2.90 eV and the highest photocatalytic activity than pure ZnO or Fe3O4-modified ZnO (Fe3O4/ZnO-Cu 0%) under visible light. The percentage of Rhodamine B degradation was approximately 89.41% during 120 min of visible light illumination. Moreover, the photocatalyst materials could be easily separated after photocatalysis which is due to the magnetic property of Fe3O4 material. Therefore, Cu-doped ZnO with Fe3O4 modification has been an efficient and effective visible-light-induced photocatalyst in removing non-biodegradable Rhodamine B dyes.
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Gao, Lan, Elyes Nefzaoui, Frédéric Marty, Mazen Erfan, Stéphane Bastide, Yamin Leprince-Wang, and Tarik Bourouina. "TiO2-Coated ZnO Nanowire Arrays: A Photocatalyst with Enhanced Chemical Corrosion Resistance." Catalysts 11, no. 11 (October 27, 2021): 1289. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal11111289.

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Photocatalysis is proven to be the most efficient and environmentally friendly method for the degradation of organic pollutants in water purification. To meet the requirement of large-scale water treatment, there are two important points: One is the lifetime and chemical stability of the photocatalyst material, especially in the complex and harsh aqueous conditions. The other is the ease of synthesis of such photocatalysts with specific nano-morphology. In this work, two common photocatalyst materials, zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2), are selected to form more sustainable photocatalysts with high chemical stability. This involves the combination of both TiO2 and ZnO in a two-step simple synthesis method. It appears advantageous to exploit the conformal deposition of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to achieve nanometer-thick TiO2 coating on ZnO nanowires (NWs) with a high aspect ratio, which are firmly anchored to a substrate and exhibit a large specific surface area. The high chemical stability of the ALD TiO2 coating has been investigated in detail and proven to be effective under both strong acid and strong alkaline aqueous solutions. In addition, photocatalysis experiments with organic dyes show that via this simple two-step synthesis method, the produced ZnO/TiO2 tandem photocatalysts does indeed exhibit improved chemical stability in a harsh environment, while allowing efficient photodegradation.
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Ren, Yu, Yuze Dong, Yaqing Feng, and Jialiang Xu. "Compositing Two-Dimensional Materials with TiO2 for Photocatalysis." Catalysts 8, no. 12 (November 28, 2018): 590. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal8120590.

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Energy shortage and environmental pollution problems boost in recent years. Photocatalytic technology is one of the most effective ways to produce clean energy—hydrogen and degrade pollutants under moderate conditions and thus attracts considerable attentions. TiO2 is considered one of the best photocatalysts because of its well-behaved photo-corrosion resistance and catalytic activity. However, the traditional TiO2 photocatalyst suffers from limitations of ineffective use of sunlight and rapid carrier recombination rate, which severely suppress its applications in photocatalysis. Surface modification and hybridization of TiO2 has been developed as an effective method to improve its photocatalysis activity. Due to superior physical and chemical properties such as high surface area, suitable bandgap, structural stability and high charge mobility, two-dimensional (2D) material is an ideal modifier composited with TiO2 to achieve enhanced photocatalysis process. In this review, we summarized the preparation methods of 2D material/TiO2 hybrid and drilled down into the role of 2D materials in photocatalysis activities.
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Mahmoud, Nadine, Jazia Awassa, Joumana Toufaily, Bénédicte Lebeau, T. Jean Daou, Morgan Cormier, and Jean-Philippe Goddard. "Heterogeneous Photoredox Catalysis Based on Silica Mesoporous Material and Eosin Y: Impact of Material Support on Selectivity of Radical Cyclization." Molecules 28, no. 2 (January 5, 2023): 549. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020549.

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Heterogenization of the photocatalyst appears to be a valuable solution to reach sustainable processes. Rapid and efficient synthesis of supported photocatalyst is still a remaining challenge and the choice of the support material is crucial. The present study aims at preparing a new generation of hybrid inorganic/organic photocatalysts based on silica mesoporous material and Eosin Y. These results highlight the influence of non-covalent interactions between the material support and the reagent impacting the selectivity of the reaction.
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Li, Chao, Huijuan Li, Guicheng He, Zhiwu Lei, and Wenyuan Wu. "Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of ZnO/Sepiolite Composite Materials." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2021 (June 16, 2021): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5357843.

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Photocatalytic technology is a widely used water treatment method, whose efficiency can be increased by developing a suitable photocatalyst fabrication procedure. In this study, five different synthesis methods were utilised for the preparation of novel ZnO/sepiolite photolytic composites, namely, sol-gel method, hydrothermal reduction, hydrolytic precipitation, powder sintering, and impregnation-reduction. The obtained photocatalysts were characterised by scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The differences between the applied photocatalyst preparation methods and the reasons for these differences were discussed, and the photocatalytic activities of the prepared composite materials were compared. The obtained results revealed that the physical structure, chemical properties, and photocatalytic performance of the composite produced by the sol-gel method were superior to those of the materials fabricated by the other four methods. Moreover, this material also exhibited high photocatalytic stability, while its photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye proceeded via a quasi-first-order reaction. The prepared composites have broad application prospects in photocatalysis and can be potentially used for treating environmental pollutants.
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Qin, Hong-Juan, Yu-Hang Zhang, Zhen Wang, and Gui-Hua Yang. "Photocatalytic Conversion of Fructose to Lactic Acid by BiOBr/Zn@SnO2 Material." Catalysts 12, no. 7 (June 30, 2022): 719. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/catal12070719.

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Photocatalysis provides a prospective approach for achieving high-value products under mild conditions. To realize this, constructing a selective, low-cost and environmentally friendly photocatalyst is the most critical factor. In this study, BiOBr/Zn@SnO2 is fabricated by a one-pot hydrothermal synthesis method and BiOBr: SnO2 ratio is 3:1; this material is applied as photocatalyst in fructose selective conversion to lactic acid. The bandgap structure can be regulated via two-step modification, which includes Zn doping SnO2 and Zn@SnO2 coupling BiOBr. The photocatalyst shows excellent conversion efficiency in fructose and high selectivity in lactic acid generation under alkaline conditions. The conversion rate is almost 100%, and the lactic acid yield is 79.6% under optimal reaction conditions. The catalyst is highly sustainable in reusability; the lactic acid yield can reach 67.4% after five runs. The possible reaction mechanism is also proposed to disclose the photocatalysis processes.
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He, Yan, Zewei Yuan, Kai Cheng, Zhenyun Duan, and Wenzhen Zhao. "Development of electrical enhanced photocatalysis polishing slurry for silicon carbide wafer." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 234, no. 3 (August 13, 2019): 401–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1350650119864243.

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Single-crystal silicon carbide, as one of the most promising next-generation semiconductor materials, should be polished with atomically smooth and damage-free surface to meet the requirements of semiconductor applications. The research presented in this paper aims to develop an electrical enhanced photocatalysis polishing method for atomic smoothing of Si-face (0001) 4H-SiC wafer based on the powerful oxidability of UV photo-excited hydroxyl radical on nano semiconductor particles. The research identifies the influences of photocatalyst, electron capturer, UV light, voltage and pH value by designing the orthogonal fading experiments of methyl orange and thus develops several slurries for electrical enhanced photocatalysis polishing accordingly. It also demonstrates that photocatalyst, UV light, electron capturer, and acid environment being necessaries for the electrical enhanced photocatalysis polishing process. Electricity can effectively prevent the recombination of electrons and holes generated on the surface of semiconductor particles and therefore enhance the polishing efficiency. Five photocatalysts including 5 nm TiO2, P25, ZnO, CeO2 and ZrO2 have envious selectivity to the UV light. The slurry with P25 as the photocatalyst and H2O2 as electron capturer presents best polishing performance among, which provides a material removal rate of about 1.18 µm/h and a surface roughness of about Ra 0.0527 nm in an area of 1.0 × 1.0 µm. Furthermore, it also discusses how the UV light irradiation and electricity promotes the chemical oxidation of hydroxyl radical with SiC by forming “Si-C-O”, “Si-O” and “C-O” on SiC surface. The paper concludes that the proposed electrical enhanced photocatalysis polishing is an effective and clean manufacturing method for SiC wafer without rendering toxic chemical effect on environment and human health.
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Febiyanto, Febiyanto, and Uyi Sulaeman. "The Starting Material Concentration Dependence of Ag3PO4 Synthesis for Rhodamine B Photodegradation under Visible Light Irradiation." Jurnal Kimia Valensi 6, no. 1 (May 29, 2020): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.15408/jkv.v6i1.14837.

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Synthesis of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst under the varied concentrations of AgNO3 and Na2HPO4·12H2O as starting material has been successfully synthesized using the co-precipitation method. The concentration of AgNO3 is 0.1; 0.5; 1.0; and 2.0 M, whereas Na2HPO4·12H2O is 0.03; 0.17; 0.33; and 0.67 M, respectively. The co-precipitations were carried out under aqueous solution. As-synthesized photocatalysts were examined to degrade Rhodamine B (RhB) under blue light irradiation. The results showed that varying concentrations of starting materials affect the photocatalytic activities, the intensity ratio of [110]/[200] facet plane, and their bandgap energies of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst. The highest photocatalytic activity of the sample was obtained by synthesized using the 1.0 M of AgNO3 and 0.33 M of Na2HPO4·12H2O (AP-1.0). This is due to the high [110] facet plane and increased absorption along the visible region of AP-1.0 photocatalyst. Therefore, this result could be a consideration for the improvement of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst.
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Johar, Muhammad Ali, Rana Arslan Afzal, Abdulrahman Ali Alazba, and Umair Manzoor. "Photocatalysis and Bandgap Engineering Using ZnO Nanocomposites." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2015 (2015): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/934587.

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Nanocomposites have a great potential to work as efficient, multifunctional materials for energy conversion and photoelectrochemical reactions. Nanocomposites may reveal more improved photocatalysis by implying the improvements of their electronic and structural properties than pure photocatalyst. This paper presents the recent work carried out on photoelectrochemical reactions using the composite materials of ZnO with CdS, ZnO with SnO2, ZnO with TiO2, ZnO with Ag2S, and ZnO with graphene and graphene oxide. The photocatalytic efficiency mainly depends upon the light harvesting span of a material, lifetime of photogenerated electron-hole pair, and reactive sites available in the photocatalyst. We reviewed the UV-Vis absorption spectrum of nanocomposite and photodegradation reported by the same material and how photodegradation depends upon the factors described above. Finally the improvement in the absorption band edge of nanocomposite material is discussed.
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Pan, Yixiao, Yifei Wang, Shimiao Wu, Yating Chen, Xiangrong Zheng, and Ning Zhang. "One-Pot Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 with Supported Copper Nanocrystalline for Photocatalytic Environment Purification under Household White LED Lamp." Molecules 26, no. 20 (October 14, 2021): 6221. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26206221.

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Developing efficient and cheap photocatalysts that are sensitive to indoor light is promising for the practical application of photocatalysis technology. Here, N-doped TiO2 photocatalyst with loaded Cu crystalline cocatalyst is synthesized by a simple one-pot method. The structure is confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis, which exhibit that Cu metal nanocrystalline is uniformly deposited on the surface of N-doped TiO2 material. UV-Vis absorption spectra illustrate that the modified samples possess favorable visible light absorption properties and suppressed-electron hole separation. The as-fabricated Cu-loaded N-TiO2 materials show high activity in photocatalytic decomposing isopropanol and inactivating E. coli under the irradiation of a household white LED lamp. The developed synthetic strategy and photocatalytic materials reported here are promising for indoor environment purification.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Photocatalyst material"

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Fowler, Simon Paul. "Design and Application of a 3D Photocatalyst Material for Water Purification." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3648.

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This dissertation presents a method for enhancement of the efficiency and scalability of photocatalytic water purification systems, along with an experimental validation of the concept. A 3-dimensional photocatalyst structure, made from a TiO2-SiO2 composite, has been designed and fabricated for use in a custom designed LED-source illumination chamber of rotational symmetry that corresponds with the symmetry of the photocatalyst material. The design of the photocatalyst material has two defining characteristics: geometrical form and material composition. The design of the material was developed through the creation of a theoretical model for consideration of the system's photonic efficiency. Fabrication of the material was accomplished using a Ti alkoxide solution to coat a novel 3D support structure. The coatings were then heat treated to form a semiconducting thin-film. The resulting films were evaluated by SEM, TEM, UV-vis spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The surface of the material was then modified by implantation of TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles in order to increase catalytic surface area and improve the photoactivity of the material, resulting in increased degradation performance by more than 500%. Finally, the efficiency of the photocatalytic reactor was considered with respect to energy usage as defined by the Electrical Energy per Order (EEO) characterization model. The effects of catalyst surface modification and UV-illumination intensity on the EEO value were measured and analyzed. The result of the modifications was an 81.9% reduction in energy usage. The lowest EEO achieved was 54 kWh per cubic meter of water for each order of magnitude reduction in pollutant concentration -- an improvement in EEO over previously reported thin-film based photoreactors.
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Liu, Zhe. "Visible light driven fine organic synthesis using plasmonic materials as photocatalyst." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2020. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206452/1/Zhe_Liu_Thesis.pdf.

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This research focuses on plasmonic materials as photocatalyst in fine organic synthesis under visible light irradiation. It was illustrated that noble metal (silver) nanoparticles performed well as photocatalyst in toluene oxidation reaction, which was not only achieved in mind reaction condition, but also controlled with high selectivity of product. In addition, titanium nitride (TiN) material and transition metal (Pd) nanoparticles both can be applied in the cleavage of lignin models with two different reaction pathway and product selectivity. Finally, the analysis of all the reaction mechanism is significant for the further study of related organic synthesis.
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Fendrich, Murilo Alexandre. "Solar concentration for the environment industry: photocatalytic materials and application technologies." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trento, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11572/285695.

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This thesis presents the achievements pursued during the doctoral course. The work was carried out in the context of the project ERiCSol (Energia RInnovabile e Combustili SOLari), as part of the University of Trento strategic plan for the years 2017-2021. The project was conceived to establish an interdepartmental area to promote the challenge of developing scientific research and technological innovation to increase the competitiveness of Trento at national and international level in the areas of energy and environment. Among all the goals of the project, this work dedicates special attention to 1) development of novel materials for solar photocatalytic reactions and 2) use of renewable energy to push forward applications in water remediation. To accomplish these goals, the research brings a full collection of experimental activities regarding the employment of solar concentration for the environment industry and therefore this document is organized in 9 chapters. In chapter 1, it is presented the introduction outlining the overview of the environment industry, the employment of solar light as energy source and the general and specific objectives. Chapter 2 presents a literature review regarding the last 30 years of applications correlating the use of solar light towards wastewater purification. The chapter reviews the engineering features of solar collectors, photocatalyst materials employed and the panorama of the pollutants investigated up to the present date in solar photocatalysis, presenting comparisons between models and real wastewater approaches. Chapter 3 details the experimental techniques and characterizations employed to sustain the investigation proposed in the thesis. The first part of the chapter explains the features of parabolic dish solar concentrator designed and manufactured by the IdEA group at the physics department of the university of Trento. After, it is presented the pulsed laser deposition, a thin films fabrication technique employed to produce the photocatalysts used on water purification experiments. The second part of the chapter presents the description of the characterization techniques used to reveal the fabricated photocatalyst materials properties. Based on the review on the fundamentals of solar photocatalysis and the experimental techniques, chapters 4 and 5 present a discussion in the field of novel photocatalytic materials capable to operate under concentrated sunlight irradiation. Chapter 4 in special presents the investigation regarding the fabrication of tungsten trioxide (WO3) thin film coatings, bringing the novelty of using pulsed laser deposition as the fabrication method and the evaluation of this material in photocatalysis for the degradation of methylene blue dye model pollutant. Chapter 5 instead, presents the development on Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles, bringing an innovative point of view on a “green-synthesis” approach and the material immobilization in film for heterogeneous photocatalysis routes. Chapters 6 and 7 discuss solar photocatalysis aiming to shift applications from model pollutants to real wastewater remediation conditions. Important comparisons are performed and discussed regarding the advantages and existing drawbacks. To fulfill this purpose, chapter 6 presents an application case of solar photocatalysis to the degradation of a surfactant-rich industrial wastewater whereas chapter 7 presents the approach focused on the remediation of organic lead contaminants present on a local water well site in the city of Trento. The last experimental approach of concentrated solar light is presented on chapter 8, dedicated to the application of concentrated sunlight towards waste biomass valorization. Conversely to the application on water previously described, this chapter presents the activity on designing, fabricating and coupling a hydrothermal reactor with concentrated sunlight using it as the driving force to promote degradation of grape seeds evolving into hydrochars with possible valorization of the carbonized material. Lastly, chapter 9 presents the conclusions and suggestions, this item expresses the final considerations on the results of the experimental investigations, advantages and limitations observed, and suggests possible actions for future works.
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Chiari, Lucile. "Développement de nouveaux systèmes bio-hybrides pour la photocatalyse asymétrique." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019GREAV029.

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Au cours des dernières décennies, le développement d'une chimie durable est devenu une priorité pour notre société Dans ce contexte, la biocatalyse, par l’utilisation d’enzymes naturelles, modifiées ou artificielles constituées d’un catalyseur de synthèse greffé au sein d’une protéine apparait comme une solution intéressante.Dans ce projet, nous cherchons à développer des photocatalyseurs bio-hybrides combinant un photosensibilisateurs (RuPhot) et un catalyseurs (RuCat) au sein d'un cristal protéique pour la photocatalyse hétérogène d’oxydation asymétrique de substrats organiques en utilisant l’eau comme seule source d’atome d’oxygène. La protéine sélectionnée est le domaine d'oligomérisation de la protéine Leafy du Ginkgo biloba. Cette protéine est capable de générer des structures poreuses par auto-assemblage. A l'intérieur des tubes, une chaîne peptidique d'environ 30 acides aminés par monomère est présente et servira de plateforme de greffage. Trois systèmes hybrides cristallins avec RuPhot et RuCat seuls ainsi qu’avec une combinaison des deux ont été obtenus. La mise au point des techniques de caractérisation a été faite sur l’hybride RuCat apportant des informations intéressantes sur la cinétique et la sélectivité du greffage ainsi que sur une modification du catalyseur intervenant au cours du greffage. Les études réalisées sur l’hybrides RuPhot ont quant à elles montrées qu’il était possible, comme cela était planifié de greffer plusieurs chromophores par protéine et de pouvoir bénéficier ainsi d’un effet d’antenne pour une efficacité maximisée. Les études catalytiques pour l'oxydation des sulfures et des alcènes sont en cours.Dans un tout autre domaine, 16% de cette thèse a été consacré à un contrat de doctorat conseil auprès de l'entreprise NMRBio. L'objectif était de développer de nouvelles voies de synthèses de composés marqués par des isotopes stables en vue d'études structurales et dynamiques de protéines par RMN
For the last decades the development of sustainable chemistry became a priority for our society. In this context, biocatalysis appears to be an interesting solution, through the use of natural, modified or artificial enzymes consisting of a synthetic catalyst grafted into a protein.In this project, we aim to develop bio-hybrid photocatalysts combining a photosensitizer (RuPhot) and a catalyst (RuCat) within a protein crystal for heterogeneous asymmetric oxidation photocatalysis of organic substrates using water as the only source of oxygen atoms. The selected protein is the oligomerization domain of the Leafy protein of Ginkgo biloba. This protein is able to generate porous structures by self-assembly. Inside the tubes, a peptide chain of about 30 amino acids per monomer is present and it will serve as grafting platform. Three crystalline hybrid systems were obtained with RuPhot and RuCat alone as well as a combination of the two. The characterization was carried out on the RuCat hybrid providing interesting information on the kinetics and selectivity of grafting as well as on a modification of the catalyst during grafting. The studies carried out on the RuPhot hybrids have shown that it was possible, as planned, to graft several chromophores per protein and thus benefit from an antenna effect for maximum efficiency. Catalytic studies for the oxidation of sulphides and alkenes are underway.In a completely different field, 16% of this thesis was devoted to a doctoral consulting contract with the company NMRBio. The objective was to develop new pathways for the synthesis of stable isotope-labelled compounds in order to perform structural and dynamic NMR studies in proteins
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Smith, Trevor Jamison. "The Synthesis and Characterization of Ferritin Bio Minerals for Photovoltaic, Nanobattery, and Bio-Nano Propellant Applications." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6045.

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Material science is an interdisciplinary area of research, which in part, designs and characterizes new materials. Research is concerned with synthesis, structure, properties, and performance of materials. Discoveries in materials science have significant impact on future technologies, especially in nano-scale applications where the physical properties of nanomaterials are significantly different than their bulk counterparts. The work presented here discusses the use of ferritin, a hollow sphere-like biomolecule, which forms metal oxo-hydride nanoparticles inside its protein shell for uses as a bio-inorganic material.Ferritin is capable of forming and sequestering 8 nm metal-oxide nanoparticles within its 2 nm thick protein shell. A variety of metal-oxide nanoparticles have been synthesized inside ferritin. The work herein focuses on three distinct areas:1) Ferritin's light harvesting properties: namely band gaps. Discrepancies in the band gap energies for ferritin's native ferrihydrite mineral and non-native minerals have been previously reported. Through the use of optical absorption spectroscopy, I resolved the types of band gaps as well as the energy of these band gaps. I show that metal oxides in ferritin are indirect band gap semiconductors which also contain a direct transition. Modifications to the ferrihydrite mineral's band gaps are measured as a result of co-depositing anions into ferritin during iron loading. I demonstrate that these band gaps can be used to photocatalytically reduce gold ions in solution with titanium oxide nanoparticles in ferritin. 2) A new method for manganese mineral synthesis inside ferritin: Comproportionation between permanganate and Mn(II) forms new manganese oxide minerals inside ferritin that are different than traditional manganese oxide mineral synthesis. This reaction creates a MnO2, Mn2O3, or Mn3O4 mineral inside ferritin, depending on the synthesis conditions. 3) Ferritin as an energetic material: Ferritin is capable of sequestering various metals and anions into its interior. Perchlorate, an energetic anion, is sequestered through a co-deposition process during iron loading and is tested with energetic binding materials. Peroxide, which can be used as an oxidant, is also shown to be sequestered within apoferritin and combined with an aluminum based fuel for solid rocket propellants.
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Liu, Erming. "Synthesis of one-dimensional nanocomposites based on alumina nanofibres and their catalytic applications." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/48323/1/Erming_Liu_Thesis.pdf.

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Materials with one-dimensional (1D) nanostructure are important for catalysis. They are the preferred building blocks for catalytic nanoarchitecture, and can be used to fabricate designer catalysts. In this thesis, one such material, alumina nanofibre, was used as a precursor to prepare a range of nanocomposite catalysts. Utilising the specific properties of alumina nanofibres, a novel approach was developed to prepare macro-mesoporous nanocomposites, which consist of a stacked, fibrous nanocomposite with a core-shell structure. Two kinds of fibrous ZrO2/Al2O3 and TiO2/Al2O3 nanocomposites were successfully synthesised using boehmite nanofibers as a hard temperate and followed by a simple calcination. The alumina nanofibres provide the resultant nanocomposites with good thermal stability and mechanical stability. A series of one-dimensional (1D) zirconia/alumina nanocomposites were prepared by the deposition of zirconium species onto the 3D framework of boehmite nanofibres formed by dispersing boehmite nanofibres into a butanol solution, followed by calcination at 773 K. The materials were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), N2 adsorption/desorption, Infrared Emission Spectroscopy (IES), and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results demonstrated that when the molar percentage, X, X=100*Zr/(Al+Zr), was > 30%, extremely long ZrO2/Al2O3 composite nanorods with evenly distributed ZrO2 nanocrystals formed on their surface. The stacking of such nanorods gave rise to a new kind of macroporous material without the use of any organic space filler\template or other specific drying techniques. The mechanism for the formation of these long ZrO2/Al2O3 composite nanorods is proposed in this work. A series of solid-superacid catalysts were synthesised from fibrous ZrO2/Al2O3 core and shell nanocomposites. In this series, the zirconium molar percentage was varied from 2 % to 50 %. The ZrO2/Al2O3 nanocomposites and their solid superacid counterparts were characterised by a variety of techniques including 27Al MAS-NMR, SEM, TEM, XPS, Nitrogen adsorption and Infrared Emission Spectroscopy. NMR results show that the interaction between zirconia species and alumina strongly correlates with pentacoordinated aluminium sites. This can also be detected by the change in binding energy of the 3d electrons of the zirconium. The acidity of the obtained superacids was tested by using them as catalysts for the benzolyation of toluene. It was found that a sample with a 50 % zirconium molar percentage possessed the highest surface acidity equalling that of pristine sulfated zirconia despite the reduced mass of zirconia. Preparation of hierarchically macro-mesoporous catalyst by loading nanocrystallites on the framework of alumina bundles can provide an alternative system to design advanced nanocomposite catalyst with enhanced performance. A series of macro-mesoporous TiO2/Al2O3 nanocomposites with different morphologies were synthesised. The materials were calcined at 723 K and were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), N2 adsorption/desorption, Infrared Emission Spectroscopy (IES), and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-visible). A modified approach was proposed for the synthesis of 1D (fibrous) nanocomposite with higher Ti/Al molar ratio (2:1) at lower temperature (<100oC), which makes it possible to synthesize such materials on industrial scale. The performances of a series of resultant TiO2/Al2O3 nanocomposites with different morphologies were evaluated as a photocatalyst for the phenol degradation under UV irradiation. The photocatalyst (Ti/Al =2) with fibrous morphology exhibits higher activity than that of the photocatalyst with microspherical morphology which indeed has the highest Ti to Al molar ratio (Ti/Al =3) in the series of as-synthesised hierarchical TiO2/Al2O3 nanocomposites. Furthermore, the photocatalytic performances, for the fibrous nanocomposites with Ti/Al=2, were optimized by calcination at elevated temperatures. The nanocomposite prepared by calcination at 750oC exhibits the highest catalytic activity, and its performance per TiO2 unit is very close to that of the gold standard, Degussa P 25. This work also emphasizes two advantages of the nanocomposites with fibrous morphology: (1) the resistance to sintering, and (2) good catalyst recovery.
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Montoya, Anthony Tristan. "Synthesis of carbon nitrides and composite photocatalyst materials." Diss., University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6479.

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This thesis describes the synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic applications of carbon nitride (C3N4) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) materials. C3N4 was prepared from the thermal decomposition of a trichloromelamine (TCM) precursor. Several different reactor designs and decomposition temperatures were used to produce chemically and thermally stable orange powders. These methods included a low temperature glass Schlenk reactor, a high mass scale stainless steel reactor, and decomposition at higher temperatures by the immersion of a Schlenk tube into a furnace. These products share many of the same structural and chemical properties when produced by these different methods compared to products from more common alternate precursors in the literature, determined by infrared spectroscopy (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and elemental analysis. C3N4 is capable of utilizing light for photocatalysis due to its moderate band gap (Eg), measured to be between 2.2 and 2.5 eV. This enables C3N4 to be used in the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes and the production of hydrogen via the water-splitting reaction. C3N4 degraded methylene blue dye to less than 10% of its initial concentration in less than an hour of UV light illumination and 60% under filtered visible light in 150 minutes. It also degraded methyl orange dye to below 20% in 70 minutes under UV light and below 60% in 150 minutes under visible light. Using precious metal co-catalysts (Pt, Pd, and Ag) photo-reduced onto the surface of C3N4, hydrogen was produced from a 10% aqueous solution of triethanolamine at rates as high as 260 μmol h-1 g-1. C3N4 was also modified by mixing the precursor with different salts (NaCl, KBr, KI, KSCN, and NH4SCN) as hard templates. Many of these salts reacted with TCM by exchanging the anion with the chlorine in TCM. The products were mostly prepared using the high temperature Schlenk tube reactor, and resulted in yellow, orange, or tan-brown products with Eg values between 2.2 and 2.7 eV. Each of these products had subtle differences in the IR spectra and elemental composition. The morphology of these C3N4 products appeared to be more porous than unmodified C3N4, and the surface area for some increased by a factor of 4. These products demonstrated increased activity for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, with the product from TCM-KI reaching a peak rate as high as 1,300 µmol h-1 g-1. C3N4 was coated onto metal oxide supports (SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2, and WO3) with the goal of utilizing enhanced surface area of the support or synergy between two different semiconductors. These products typically required higher temperature synthesis conditions in order to fully form. The compositions of the SiO2 and Al2O3 products were richer in nitrogen and hydrogen compared to unmodified C3N4. The higher temperature reactions with C3N4 and WO3 resulted in the formation of the HxWO3 phase, and an alternate approach of coating WO3 on C3N4 was used. The degradation of methyl orange showed a significant increase in adsorption of dye for the composites with SiO2 and Al2O3, which was not seen with any of the individual components. The composite between C3N4 and TiO2 showed improved activity for hydrogen evolution compared to unmodified C3N4. The surface of TiO2 was modified by the reductive photodeposition of several first row transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu). This process resulted in the slight color change of the white powder to shades of light yellow, blue or grey. Bulk elemental analysis showed that these products contained between 0.04-0.6 at% of the added metal, which was lower than the targeted deposit amount. The Cu modified TiO2 had the largest enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity with a rate of 8,500 µmol h-1 g-1, a factor of 17 higher than unmodified TiO2.
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Lafta, Abbas Jassim Attia. "New materials for photocatalysis and photovoltaics." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2013. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/4105/.

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Photocatalytic processes are of widespread interest. Among different types of photocatalytic material TiO2 is the generally considered amongst the best due to its favourable physical and chemical properties. In recent decades, photovoltaic devices have been widely studied to provide alternative routes to energy and reduce dependency upon fossil fuel. Solar photovoltaic are cells capable of harvesting of sunlight into electrical power. This technology is one of the most promising routes in the search for sustainable and renewable sources of energy. The study presented in this thesis relates to the preparation and characterization of a range of different materials which can be applied in photocatalytic processes and for photovoltaic devices. The photocatalysis work has been focused mainly upon modification of the various phases of titanium dioxide. This has been undertaken via doping with nitrogen by treatment with ammonia at different temperatures. In addition, samples containing Al, Co and Cu dopants, as well as their N doped counterparts, have been prepared, characterized and tested. The photocatalytic activity was screened by following photocatalytic decomposition of an aqueous solution of methylene blue using a light source containing various components in the UV and visible regions. For selected samples, the photocatalytic activity for polymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene has been determined with the aim of producing composites. In terms of potential photovoltaic materials, the synthesis of novel viologen compounds and polymerization via electrochemical and chemical means has been undertaken. Different viologen monomers have been synthesized with various moieties in conjugation to a phenanthroline core to afford novel push-pull systems. These compounds have incorporated both TCNE and TCNQ moieties as strong electron acceptors and hence yield chromophore with large dipole moments. In addition, novel ruthenium complexes were prepared featuring bipyridine and phenanthroline ligands. The optical and redox properties of these materials have been investigated. DSSCs have been fabricated form some of these systems and their properties have been compared to dye 719.
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Ireland, Christopher. "Niobium oxide based material for visible light photocatalysis." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2012. http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/8713/.

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The primary aim of the work presented in this thesis was to design and synthesise well-characterised material that would exploit visible light to promote photocatalysis, involving the degradation of organic compounds in water, or generation of hydrogen from the water splitting reaction. In doing so, both environmental concerns, such as the removal of pollutants in wastewater, and energy concerns, such as the generation of a clean and safe form of hydrogen for use as a renewable fuel could be addressed. The approach used was to employ existing methods to synthesise high surface area quasi-amorphous material that is active in UV light for photocatalysis, and then design and employ post synthetic modification to promote the material for visible light photocatalysis. Niobium (V) oxide was synthesised in a high surface area form, successfully scaling up the synthesis from 2 g to over 200 g quantities of as made material. This UV active photocatalyst was fully characterized by methods including X-ray diffraction and thermal gravimetric analysis. The material was used to degrade the model dye Methyl Orange and generate hydrogen from a methanol / water solution without further modification. By adding platinum group metals (PGMs) to the niobium (V) oxide, a greatly enhanced efficiency for hydrogen generation was realized. A survey of metals (platinum rhodium and palladium) and weight percentages of metal added (0.01 – 1%) was carried out, with the PGM added materials characterised for hydrogen generation using a methanol / water sacrificial reagent system, as well as PGM dispersion, TEM imaging, EDX and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for characterising the higher weight percentage material. Finally, chromium (III) oxide was added to the surface of the niobium (V) oxide in various weight percentages (1% - 5%). The optical properties of this composite material, in comparison with the starting materials were investigated, in particular the difference in diffuse reflectance of the starting materials and composite were highlighted to demonstrate charge transfer between the chromium (III) on the surface, and niobium (V), in the bulk of the material, with the oxidation states being confirmed by XPS. Furthermore, this material was found to degrade methyl orange under visible light. An action spectrum was carried out measuring the quantum efficiency of the reaction at different wavelengths, which proved it was the chromium – niobium charge transfer absorbance in isolation that was responsible for the methyl orange degradation.
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Huo, Zhaohui. "Polyoxometalate - porphyrin hybrids systems : application for the photocurrent generation and the photocatalysis." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAF032/document.

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Des films du type polyoxométallates-porphyrines ont été synthetisés et sont basés sur des interactions du types covalentes ou électrostatiques. Les films polyoxométallates–porphyrines sont obtenus par électro-oxydation de l’octaéthylporphyrine de zinc (ZnOEP) ou la 5,15-ditolylporphyrine (H2T2P) en présence de différents types of polyoxométallates (POMs) portant deux groupes pyridyles pendants (py-POM-py) Trois type de systèmes py-POM-py ont été utilises : i) un Lindqvist polyoxovanadate fonctionalisé via deux groupes tris-alkoxo , ii) un derive organosilyl fonctionalisé du type Keggin ou Dawson, et iii) des briques du type Dawson [P2W15V3O62]9− fonctionalisée avec des groupements organiques bis-pyridine de géométrie variée via un greffage diolamide). Tous ces films ont été testé pour la génération de photocourant et la photocatalyse de la réduction de métaux (Ag et Pt). Des films électrostatiques POM-porphyrin ont été également préparés par incorporation de polyanion du type Preyssler [NaP5W30O110]14- sur les films de porphyrine polycationic (poly-ZnOEP) électropolymérisés avec des espaceurs viologènes ou bis-viologènes. [NaP5W30O110]14- agit comme relais d’électron entre une porphyrine excitée ZnOEP* et le viologène (ou le bis-viologène) retardant la recombinaison de charge ce qui permet une augmentation du photocourant. Enfin, des nanoparticules POM@NPs (Pt, Au, Ag) ont été introduites en surface de copolymère polycationique à base de bis-porphyrine par métathèse afin d’augmenter l’efficacité de la génération de photocourant. La résonance de plasmon de surface localisée qui se produit à la surface des nanoparticules d'argent a sensiblement améliorée l'excitation électronique de porphyrine
Polyoxometalates-porphyrin hybrid films were synthesized based on covalent or electrostatic interactions. Copolymeric polyoxometalate–porphyrin films were obtained by the electro-oxidation of zinc octaethylporphyrin (ZnOEP) or 5,15-ditolyl porphyrin (H2T2P) in the presence of a different type of polyoxometalates (POMs) bearing two pyridyl groups (py-POM-py). Three type of py-POM-py have been used: i) a tris-alkoxo functionalized Lindqvist polyoxovanadate, ii) an organosilyl functionalized Keggin-type [PW11Si2O40C26H16N2]3- and Dawson-type [P2W17Si2O62C26H16N2]6-, and iii) a bis-pyridine-substituted organo-polyoxometallic bricks using [P2W15V3O62]9− diolamide-grafting method with various geometries of the pendant group. All are applied for photocurrent generation and photocatalytical recovery of metals (Ag and Pt). Electrostatic POM-porphyrin films were also prepared by incorporated Preyssler type polyanion [NaP5W30O110]14- onto the electropolymerized polycationic porphyrin (poly-ZnOEP) with viologen or bis-viologen as spacers. [NaP5W30O110]14- as an efficient electron shuttle between the excited ZnOEP and viologen (or bis-viologen) which effectively retarded the fast charge pair recombination and enhanced the photocurrent magnitude. Later, we introduced nanoparticles POM@MNPs to a bis-porphyrin copolymer through metathesis reaction to further improve the efficiency of the photocurrent generation in which the localized surface plasmon resonance that occurs at the surface of silver nanoparticles has substantially enhanced the electronic excitation of surface-anchored porphyrin
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Ohama, Yoshihiko, and Dionys Van Gemert, eds. Applications of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis to Construction Materials. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1297-3.

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D, Archer Mary, and Nozik Arthur J. 1936-, eds. Nanostructured and photoelectrochemical systems for solar photon conversion. London: Imperial College Press, 2008.

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Tayade, Rahesh J. Photocatalytic materials & surfaces for environmental cleanup: Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only. Durnten-Zurich: Trans Tech Pubs., Ltd., 2012.

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Tayade, Rajesh J. Photocatalytic materials & surfaces for environmental cleanup III: Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only. Durnten-Zurich, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications, 2013.

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J, Watts Richard. Catalytic pavement borders. [Olympia, Wash.]: Washington State Dept. of Transportation, 1996.

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D, Bahnemann, ed. Chemical physics of nanostructured semiconductors. Utrecht: VSP, 2003.

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Dionys, Van Gemert, and SpringerLink (Online service), eds. Applications of Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis to Construction Materials: State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 194-TDP. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011.

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International Symposium on Explosion, Shock Wave and Hypervelocity Phenomena (2nd 2007 Kumamoto, Japan). Explosion, shock wave and hypervelocity phenomena in materials II: Selected peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Symposium on Explosion, Shock Wave and Hypervelocity Phenomena (ESHP-2), 6-9 March 2007, Kumamoto, Japan. Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications, 2008.

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Yamashita, Hiromi, and Hexing Li. Nanostructured Photocatalysts: Advanced Functional Materials. Springer, 2018.

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Yamashita, Hiromi, and Hexing Li. Nanostructured Photocatalysts: Advanced Functional Materials. Springer, 2016.

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Thakur, Naveen, S. B. Singh, and Anshuman. "Use of Photocatalyst in Self-Cleaning Constructions Material: A Review." In Advances in Sustainable Materials and Resilient Infrastructure, 117–32. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9744-9_8.

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Kalita, Debabrat, Lakhi Chetia, and Gazi A. Ahmed. "Harvesting Insolation Using Mo–W–Sulfide Compound Nanoparticle Semiconductor as Photocatalyst: A Pollution Controlling Material." In Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 505–14. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4286-7_50.

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Gundeboina, Ravi, Venkataswamy Perala, and Vithal Muga. "Perovskite Material-Based Photocatalysts." In Revolution of Perovskite, 251–87. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1267-4_9.

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Zhang, Zhenglong. "Electromagnetic Properties of Materials." In Plasmonic Photocatalysis, 5–13. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5188-6_2.

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Bian, Zhenfeng, Yuning Huo, and Hexing Li. "Novel Titanium Oxide Materials Synthesized by Solvothermal and Supercritical Fluid Processes." In Nanostructured Photocatalysts, 3–21. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26079-2_1.

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Bera, Sandipan, and Wan In Lee. "Formation of BiOCl/Bi2O3 and Related Materials for Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysis." In Nanostructured Photocatalysts, 405–27. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26079-2_23.

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Faria, Joaquim Lúís, and Wendong Wang. "Carbon Materials in Photocatalysis." In Carbon Materials for Catalysis, 481–506. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470403709.ch13.

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Goodenough, John B. "Materials Engineering: General Considerations." In Photoelectrochemistry, Photocatalysis and Photoreactors, 175–92. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7725-0_5.

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Fang, Liang, Lu You, and Jun-Ming Liu. "Ferroelectrics in Photocatalysis." In Ferroelectric Materials for Energy Applications, 265–309. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527807505.ch9.

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Hosseini, Zahra, Samad Sabbaghi, and Naghmeh Sadat Mirbagheri. "Nanoporous Nanocomposite Materials for Photocatalysis." In Nanocomposites for Visible Light-induced Photocatalysis, 129–74. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62446-4_6.

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Fatimah, Is, and Septian P. Yudha. "Ag/ZnO-smectite as photocatalyst and antibacterial active material." In THE 2016 CONFERENCE ON FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (CONFAST 2016): Proceeding of ConFAST 2016 Conference Series: International Conference on Physics and Applied Physics Research (ICPR 2016), International Conference on Industrial Biology (ICIBio 2016), and International Conference on Information System and Applied Mathematics (ICIAMath 2016). Author(s), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4953949.

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Basnet, Parita, Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Somenath Chatterjee, and T. Inakhunbi Chanu. "Phyto-mediated synthesis of Ag-Au bimetallic ZnO photocatalyst." In PROCEEDINGS OF ADVANCED MATERIAL, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY. AIP Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0024757.

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Lelis, Martynas, Simona Tuckute, Emilija Demikyte, Deimante Vasiliauske, Marius Urbonavicius, Sarunas Varnagiris, and Sandra Sakalauskaite. "Synthesis and Repetitive Application of Nanocrystalline ZnO Based Floating Photocatalyst for the Detoxification of Water from Bacteria and Viruses Mixtures." In Nanotech France 2022 International Conference. SETCOR Conferences and Events, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.26799/cp-nanotechfrance2022/1.

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Usually, the most efficient photocatalyst materials are synthesized as fine nanocrystalline powders and this rises significant handling and repetitive application issues. More recently, researchers started to immobilize photocatalyst (nano)materials on relatively large low density supports creating floating photocatalyst particles. Such approach allows to effectively retrieve and re-apply the used photocatalyst material. In current study we used reactive magnetron sputtering technique and deposited unconventional orange colour nanocrystalline ZnO based photocatalyst on floating high-density polyethylene (HDPE) grains. The structure of the synthesized photocatalyst was characterized by XRD, SEM, and XPS techniques. The repetitive measurements of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye bleaching by the ZnO based photocatalyst film under visible light irradiation showed high stability over ten cycles. Visible light induced photocatalytic efficiency of the floating photocatalyst grains (FPG) was also estimated by the repetitive treatment of water samples containing Salmonella typhimurium (strain SL1344) and Micrococcus luteus bacteria, as well as water samples containing PRD1 and T4 bacteriophages. These tests indicated complex interaction between the bacteria, viruses, photocatalyst and its HDPE support. For example, they revealed that FPGs lose most of its photocatalytic efficiency in just 3 cycles. To stabilize the ZnO based FPGs and enhance its photocatalytic efficiency under the visible light irradiation, before the depositing of ZnO films we pre-covered HDPE grains by Ni underlayer. The addition of Ni resulted in mixed results – Ni underlayer reduced the efficiency of S. typhimurium disinfection during the first cycle but increased the efficiency and detoxication stability over consecutive tests using the same set of FPGs.
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Hou, Haiyan, Dongsheng Zhu, and Jun Cheng. "Application of Nanometer TiO2 Photocatalysis Material in Air Purification." In 2007 First International Conference on Integration and Commercialization of Micro and Nanosystems. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/mnc2007-21255.

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The production of oil mist in machinery processing workshop is harmful. To control concentration of oil mist, the TiO2 which can treat with manifold organic pollutants is used to purify oil mist. At first, the nanometer TiO2 is prepared using the sol-gel method on the optimum formulation that showed a higher activity. Then it is treated by dip-coating technique using the non-woven fabric as composite support. The efficiency of suppression of oil mist is compared with ordinary materials. With the increase of time, the purification of the nanometer TiO2 photocatalyst sieve against oil mist of non-woven fabric is investigated in solar radiation at room temperature. It oxidizes pollutants of oil mist to CO2 and H2O. The experiments demonstrat oil mist is oxidized on the TiO2 sol at the 22nd minute with a maximum capacity of 0.3219g. It infers from the experiments the photodegradation effect is high and the reaction is fast. It also concludes that the nanometer TiO2 photocatalysis material is an ideal material for suppressing oil mist in air. At last, a status the application of technology in air purification as well as its problems and trends are presented. The technique has a promising prospect to solve the increasing air problem of the workshop.
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Yamada, M., H. Wada, K. Sato, and M. Fukumoto. "Fabrication of TiO2 Coating by Cold Spraying and Evaluation of Its Property." In ITSC2008, edited by B. R. Marple, M. M. Hyland, Y. C. Lau, C. J. Li, R. S. Lima, and G. Montavon. Verlag für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren DVS-Verlag GmbH, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.cp.itsc2008p1220.

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Abstract Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a promising material for photocatalyst coating. However, it was difficult to fabricate TiO2 coatings which have excellent photocatalyst property by thermal spray processes. Because anatase phase of TiO2 transforms into rutile phase under high temperature i.e. the photocatalyst property of TiO2 declines by heating. In this study, TiO2 photocatalyst coatings were fabricated by cold spraying. Agglomerated TiO2 powder with 100% anatase phase was injected into nitrogen or helium gas stream and deposit onto steel substrate. It was possible to fabricate TiO2 coatings with anatase phase and dense microstructure. The deposition efficiency was increased with gas temperature. The photocatalytic property of the coatings was evaluated by NOx elimination test. From the results, it became clear that cold sprayed TiO2 coatings had excellent photocatalyst property.
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Dzinun, Hazlini, and Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman. "A Review on Modification of Zeolite for Photocatalytic Applications." In Conference on Center of Diploma Studies (CeDS) 2020/1. Penerbit UTHM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.30880/mari.2020.01.01.002.

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Zeolites are microporous crystalline alumina-silicate materials, widely used as catalysts, ion exchangers and adsorbents due to their chemical structure and surface properties. The unique properties of zeolite such as high adsorption capacity and cation exchange make it interesting to be used as a support material. This review article presents the details of various researches of zeolite used as photocatalyst in photocatalytic application. The modifications of zeolite using several methods are described in details for photocatalytic enhancement. The effect of zeolite nanoparticles in membrane fabrication also provided in this article. Furthermore, the efficiency of zeolite used as adsorbents and photocatalyst in the photocatalytic application also presented.
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Liang, Kexin, Yunfei Xu, Yanqing Li, Shenghan Zhang, and Yu Tan. "Photoelectrochemical Response and Semiconductor Characters of Cu/Cu2O/CuO/TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Photocatalyst." In 2017 International Conference on Material Science, Energy and Environmental Engineering (MSEEE 2017). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/mseee-17.2017.77.

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Prasetiyo, Aldi D., Dwi R. Novianti, Hasal Maulidianingtiyas, and Anton Prasetyo. "Molten salt synthesis of photocatalyst material SrTix-1FexO3 (x= 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2)." In 4TH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CHEMISTRY. AIP Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0051525.

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Yulianti, Riyani T., Yuyun Irmawati, Fredina Destyorini, Nurfina Yudasari, Anung Syampurwadi, Didik Aryanto, Isnaeni, and Rike Yudianti. "UV photoactivity of a flexible ZnO hybrid photocatalyst grown on a conductive cellulose-based substrate." In THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGY (ICAMT) 2021. AIP Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0129725.

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Pradeeba, S. J., and K. Sampath. "Degradation of methyl orange and Alizarin Red S from waste water using poly(azomethine)/ZnO nanocomposite as a photocatalyst." In PROCEEDINGS OF ADVANCED MATERIAL, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY. AIP Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0019748.

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Reports on the topic "Photocatalyst material"

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Fowler, Simon. Design and Application of a 3D Photocatalyst Material for Water Purification. Portland State University Library, January 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/etd.5532.

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McNulty, Thomas F. Solar Water Splitting: Photocatalyst Materials Discovery and Systems Development. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/927771.

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Kanan, Sofian M. Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters Doped in Porous Materials as Photocatalysts. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, April 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada503178.

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Kennedy, Alan, Andrew McQueen, Mark Ballentine, Brianna Fernando, Lauren May, Jonna Boyda, Christopher Williams, and Michael Bortner. Sustainable harmful algal bloom mitigation by 3D printed photocatalytic oxidation devices (3D-PODs). Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/43980.

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The impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), often caused by cyanobacteria (Figure 1), on water resources are increasing. Innovative solutions for treatment of HABs and their associated toxins are needed to mitigate these impacts and decrease risks without introducing persistent legacy contaminants that cause collateral ecosystem impacts. This technical note (TN) identifies novel opportunities enabled by Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, to produce high surface area advanced material composites to rapidly prototype sustainable environmental solutions for aquatic nuisance species control. This innovative research explores deployment of 3D-printable polymer composite structures containing nano-scale photocatalysts for targeted open water treatment of HABs that are customizable to the site-of-concern and also retrievable, reusable, and sustainable. The approach developed to control cyanobacteria HAB events has the potential to augment or replace broadcast, non-specific chemical controls that otherwise put non-target species and ecological resources at long-term risk. It can also augment existing UV-treatment HAB treatment control measures. The expected research outcome is a novel, effective, and sustainable HAB management tool for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and resource managers to deploy in their HAB rapid response programs. The research will provide a framework for scale-up into other manufacturing methods (e.g., injection molding) to produce the devices in bulk (quickly and efficiently). Research for this project title “Mitigation of Harmful Algal Bloom Toxins using 3D Printed Photocatalytic Materials (FY21-23)” was sponsored by the US Army Engineer Research Development Center’s (ERDC) Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program (ANSRP).
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Asenath-Smith, Emily, Emma Ambrogi, Eftihia Barnes, and Jonathon Brame. CuO enhances the photocatalytic activity of Fe₂O₃ through synergistic reactive oxygen species interactions. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), September 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/42131.

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Iron oxide (α-Fe₂O₃, hematite) colloids were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and investigated as catalysts for the photodegradation of an organic dye under broad-spectrum illumination. To enhance photocatalytic performance, Fe₂O₃ was combined with other transition-metal oxide (TMO) colloids (e.g., CuO and ZnO), which are sensitive to different regions of the solar spectrum (far visible and ultraviolet, respectively), using a ternary blending approach for compositional mixtures. For a variety of ZnO/Fe₂O₃/CuO mole ratios, the pseudo-first-order rate constant for methyl orange degradation was at least double the sum of the individual Fe₂O₃ and CuO rate constants, indicating there is an underlying synergy governing the photocatalysis reaction with these combinations of TMOs. A full compositional study was carried out to map the interactions between the three TMOs. Additional experiments probed the identity and role of reactive oxygen species and elucidated the mechanism by which CuO enhanced Fe₂O₃ photodegradation while ZnO did not. The increased photocatalytic performance of Fe2O3 in the presence of CuO was associated with hydroxyl radical ROS, consistent with heterogeneous photo-Fenton mechanisms, which are not accessible by ZnO. These results imply that low-cost photocatalytic materials can be engineered for high performance under solar illumination by selective pairing of TMOs with compatible ROS.
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