Elsevier Nanostructured Materials for Visible Light Photocatalysis (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Nanostructured Materials for Visible Light Photocatalysis describes the various methods of synthesizing different classes of nanostructured materials that are used as photocatalysts for the degradation of organic hazardous dyes under visible light irradiation. The first three chapters include a general introduction, basic principles, mechanisms, and synthesis methods of nanomaterials for visible light photocatalysis. Recent advances in carbon, bismuth series, transition metal oxide and chalcogenides-based nanostructured materials for visible light photocatalysis are discussed. Later chapters describe the role of phosphides, nitrides, and rare earth-based nanostructured-based materials in visible light photocatalysis, as well as the characteristics, synthesis, and fabrication of photocatalysts. The role of doping, composites, defects, different facets, morphology of nanostructured materials and green technology for efficient dye removal under visible-light irradiation are also explored. Other topics covered include large-scale production of nanostructured materials, the challenges in present photocatalytic research, the future scope of nanostructured materials regarding environmental hazard remediation under visible light, and solar light harvesting. This book is a valuable reference to researchers and enables them to learn more about designing advanced nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment and visible-light irradiation. Review A detailed examination into the photocatalytic properties of a range of nanostructured materials and explores their optical and environmental applications From the Back Cover Nanostructured Materials for Visible-Light-Photocatalysis describes the various methods of synthesizing different classes of nanostructured materials that are used as photocatalysts for the degradation of organic hazardous dyes under visible light irradiation. The first two chapters include a general introduction, basic principles and mechanisms of nanomaterials for visible-light-photocatalysis. Recent advances in carbon, transition metal oxide, and chalcogenides-based nanostructured materials for visible light photocatalysis are discussed in Chapters 3 to 5. Chapters VI and VII describe the role of sulphides, carbides, nitrides, and rare earth-based nanostructured-based materials over visible-light-photocatalysis. The above chapters also explain the characteristics, synthesis, and fabrication of photocatalysts. The role of doping, composites, defects, different facets, and morphology of nanostructured materials for efficient dye removal under visible-light irradiation, are explained in Chapters VIII to XII. Large-scale production of nanostructured materials, used for industrial scales and their problems, including solutions, are discussed in Chapters XIII and XIV. In the conclusion of the book, the challenges in present photocatalytic research, research gaps, and the future scope of nanostructured materials over environmental hazard remediation under visible-light, as well as solar light harvesting are addressed. This book presents a valuable reference to researchers that enables them to learn more about designing advanced nanostructured materials for waste water treatment and visible-light irradiation. About the Author Arpan Kumar Nayak is an Assistant Professor in the School of Advanced Sciences, at the Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, India. His research interests are nanostructured materials synthesis for environment and energy applications (present & future), high performance energy storage and/or energy production applications, and photocatalysis. Niroj Kumar Sahu is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Nanotechnology Research at the Vellore Institute of Technology, India. His areas of research are as follows: Condensed matter physics, physics and chemistry of nanomaterials; magnetism and magnetic materials; ferrites based nanostructured ma