Photocatalytic processes

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	9350-3010/02
Abbreviation	FP
Course title	Photocatalytic processes
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Institute of Environmental Technology
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Kamila Kočí, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Photocatalytic Processes. Absorption of Radiation by Matter and Its Subsequent Physical and Chemical Changes. Course of Photochemical Reactions. Sources of Radiation. Mechanism of Photocatalytic Reactions. Photocatalytic Reactions on Semiconductor Photocatalysts. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. Semiconductor Photocatalysts. Molecular Structure.
Laboratory Photochemical Reactors. Kinetics of Photocatalytic Reactions. Elimination of Macrokinetic Elements of Experimental Equipment. Influence of Wavelength, Temperature, Pressure, and Reductant on Photocatalytic Reactions.
Modified Photocatalysts. Influence of Surface Treatments and Surface Doping of Photocatalysts. Heterojunction Photocatalysts. Z-Scheme. Immobilized Photocatalysts. Methods of Thin Film Deposition and Their Characterization.
Photocatalytic Air Purification. Photocatalytic Water Purification. Other Applications of Photocatalytic Processes.

Literature

• SERPONE, N., PELIZZETTI, E. Photocatalysis: fundamentals and applications, Wiley, 1989.
• HERNÁNDEZ-RAMÍREZ, A., MEDINA-RAMÍREZ, I. Photocatalytic Semiconductors, Springer, 2015.
• PICHAT, P. Photocatalysis and Water Purification, Wiley-VCH, 2013.

Advised literature

• EVANS, R.C., BURROWS, H.D., DOUGLAS, P. Applied Photochemistry, 1st ed., Springer, 2013
• DeLASA, H., SERRANO, B., SALAICES, M. Photocatalytic Reaction Engineering, Springer, 2005.
• NOËL, T. Photochemical Processes in Continuous-Flow Reactors, World Scientific, 2017.

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