Photocatalysis: Applications
CHAPTER 2: Photocatalytic Removal of Metallic and Other Inorganic Pollutants
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Published:30 Mar 2016
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Series: Energy and Environment
Marta I. Litter, Natalia Quici, J. Martín Meichtry, Alejandro M. Senn, 2016. "Photocatalytic Removal of Metallic and Other Inorganic Pollutants", Photocatalysis: Applications, Dionysios D Dionysiou, Gianluca Li Puma, Jinhua Ye, Jenny Schneider, Detlef Bahnemann, Jenny Schneider, Detlef Bahnemann, Jinhua Ye, Gianluca Li Puma, Dionysios D Dionysiou
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Studies on the photocatalytic transformation of inorganic species, especially metals (chromium, mercury, lead, uranium), metalloids (arsenic), and nitrate are discussed. The role of semiconductor energetics, type of radiation, interaction at the interface, and other phenomena are examined. Reductive and oxidative processes are described indicating possible mechanistic pathways and kinetic modelling. Examples given in the literature and of real applications are provided.
