Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification

by Rajendra Pawar, Caroline Sunyong Lee

Overview

In Heterogeneous Nanocomposite-Photocatalysis for Water Purification, the authors introduce various heterogeneous photocatalysts based on novel nanostructures of metal oxide semiconductors and graphene used for water purification, including TiO2, Fe2O3, SnO2, WO3 and g-C3N4, and outlines their advantages and drawbacks. The nanocomposite-photocatalysts ZnO and CdS are compared with reduced graphene oxide (rGO), a rapidly growing materials system. The authors describe how the photocatalytic activity of known nanomaterials can be improved by modifying the structural and optical properties (i.e., phase composition).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323393102
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/27/2015
Pages:	110
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Heterogeneous Photocatalysis 2. Nanomaterial-based Photocatalysis 3. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis using ZnO, CdS and RGO for Water Purification and Wastewater Treatment 4. Conclusions and New Directions

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As environmental pressures lead to a growing need for efficient, cost-effective, wastewater recycling applications, heterogeneous nanocomposite-photocatalysis is a promising new technology to meet that need