TY - GEN AU - Chakrabarti, Sampa TI - Solar photocatalysis for environmental remediation SN - 9788179936603 U1 - 333.79 PY - 2018/// CY - New Delhi PB - TERI Press KW - N1 - CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 Advanced Oxidation Processes and Photocatalysis Photocatalysis and Photosensitization Summary Exercise References 2. Solar Collectors and Reactors for Environmental Applications 17 Non-concentrating Collectors and Reactors Concentrating Collectors and Reactors Concentrating Versus Non-concentrating Reactors Tracking and Non-tracking Systems Materials of Construction for Solar Reactor Reactors for Water Treatment Reactors for Treatment of Plastic Pollutants Reactors for Treatment of Polluted Air Commercial Photoreactors and Challenges Summary Exercise References Suggested Further Reading 3. Solar Energy for Water and Wastewater Treatment 43 Distillation and Desalination using Heat of the Sun Detoxification using Light of the Sun: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Homogeneous Photocatalysis: Photo-Fenton Reactions Photocatalytic Mineralization and Decrease in Chemical Oxygen Demand Reduction of Biological Oxygen Demand Summary Exercise References Suggested Further Reading 4. Solid-phase Photocatalytic Degradation of Plastic Films Polymers Degraded Photocatalysts Preparation and Characterization Semiconductor–Polymer Composite Photoreactors used Photocatalytic Degradation Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics Summary Exercise References Suggested Further Reading 5. Photocatalysis for Control of Air Pollution 105 Catalysts used for Photo-remediation of Pollutants in Air Model Pollutants used for Photo-remediation Degradation of Pollutants, Possible Kinetics, and Mechanism Reactor Configuration for Photocatalytic Treatment of Air Pollution Commercial Photocatalytic Construction Materials for Air Pollution Control Summary Exercise References Suggested Further Reading 6. Solar Water Splitting 119 Steps and Chemical Reactions Photocatalysts Enhancing Photo-water Splitting Reactors used for Water Splitting Influence of Process Parameters on Water Splitting Summary Exercise References Suggested Further Reading 7.Conclusion 131 Reference 136 Glossary 137 Index 149 About the Author 157 ER -