| Name: |
Photocatalysis: Principles and Applications |
| Catalog Number: |
413008Y |
Hours/Credits: |
40/2 |
| Prerequisite(s): |
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Basic Physical Chemistry |
| Course Description: |
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This course is designed for graduates majored in physical chemistry or other related majors. This course will introduce photocatalytic oxidation of organics, photoenergy conversion and water splitting. The principles and applications would be equally discussed. And recent literature would be introduced, too. |
| Course Content: |
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Chapter 1 Photocatalytic oxidation of organics
Semiconductor photocatalysis: Principle of TiO2 photocatalysis; The effect of O2; Preparation and characterization of TiO2; Non-metal doped TiO2 photocatalysis; Non- TiO2 semiconductor photocatalysis; Related industry applications; and Reactor design. Metal ions and complexes photocatalysis: Photo-Fenton reaction; Iron-based metal complexes photocatalysis; Polyoxometalates photocatalysis.
Chapter 2 Photocatalytic reduction
Photocatalytic reduction of metal ions; Photocatalytic reduction of CO2; Photocatalytic reduction of Halogenated hydrocarbons.
Chapter 3 Dye-sensitization solar cells
Nanocrystalline semiconductor electrodes; Sensitization dyes; Electrolyte.
Chapter 4 Water splitting
Solid catalysts; Homogeneous catalysts.
Chapter 5 Discussion on photocatalytic Systems
Environment and energy challenges; Artificial photosynthesis; Designing the photocatalytic system. |
| TextBooks: |
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| Reference: |
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1. Masao Kaneko, Ichiro Okura (Eds.). Phtocatalysis: Science and Technology. Springer, New York, 2003
2. Geri K Castello (Ed.). Handbook of Photocatalysts: Preparations, Structures and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, US, 2010 |
