Inorganic Oxide Semiconductors for Environmental Photocatalysis

Jaesang Lee, Beomguk Park, Gianluca Li Puma, Wonyong Choi

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Abstract

Organic and inorganic sensitizers convert the energy of the incident photons into chemical energy, thus oxidatively transforming aquatic contaminants upon light irradiation under ambient conditions. Among photoactive reagents capable of photoactivating dioxygen to generate reactive oxygen species and oxidizing the aquatic pollutants, TiO2 semiconductor has been broadly applied as an environmental photocatalyst. Here, we briefly describe the characteristics of TiO2, photochemical events occurring in TiO2 photocatalysis, mechanisms underlying photocatalytic redox reactions, modification strategies, and applications for water treatment and disinfection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Handbooks
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1663-1684
Number of pages22
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameSpringer Handbooks
ISSN (Print)2522-8692
ISSN (Electronic)2522-8706

Keywords

  • Photocatalysis
  • Reactive oxygen species
  • Redox reaction mechanism
  • TiO modification strategy
  • Water treatment and disinfection

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General

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