Photocatalysis and environment : Trends and applications. Proceedings of the NATO Advances Study Institute, Cefalú, Palermo 1987

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on New Trends and Applications of Photoelectrochemistry and Photocatalysis for Environment Problems, Cafelù, Palermo, Italy, September 6-18, 1987 Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Kinetic Aspects of Bimolecular and Supramolecular Excited-State Electron Transfer Processes (Franco Scandola)....Pages 3-27 Solid State Chemistry: Basic Concepts (R. J. D. Tilley)....Pages 29-62 Surface Chemistry (Simon R. Bare, G. A. Somorjai)....Pages 63-189 Gas — Solid Interphase: Characterization by U.V.-Vis. Reflectance and Photoluminescence Spectroscopies (S. Coluccia)....Pages 191-203 Gas — Solid Interphase: Characterization by Infrared Spectroscopies (S. Coluccia, L. Marchese)....Pages 205-222 Photoadsorption and Photodesorption at the Gas-Solid Interface (R. I. Bickley)....Pages 223-232 Photoadsorption and Photodesorption at the Gas-Solid Interface (R. I. Bickley)....Pages 233-239 Front Matter ....Pages 241-241 Dynamic Aspects of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry (L. M. Peter)....Pages 243-273 Photoelectrochemistry of Anodic Films on Metal Electrodes (L. M. Peter)....Pages 275-296 The Path of Electrons in Photoelectrochemistry (Helmut Tributsch)....Pages 297-347 Front Matter ....Pages 349-349 Basic Concepts in Photocatalysis (Mario Schiavello)....Pages 351-360 Acid-Base Properties and their Influence on the Photoreactivity of Oxides (A. Sclafani)....Pages 361-366 Photocatalysis with Colloidal Semiconductors and Polycrystalline Films (M. Grätzel)....Pages 367-398 Powder Photocatalysts: Characterization by Isotopic Exchanges and Photoconductivity; Potentialities for Metal Recovery, Catalyst Preparation and Water Pollutant Removal (Pierre Pichat)....Pages 399-424 Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia in Irradiated Heterogeneous Systems (Vincenzo Augugliaro, Leonardo Palmisano)....Pages 425-444 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Organic Substrates (Marye Anne Fox)....Pages 445-467 Photodegradation of Organic Pollutants in Aquatic Systems Catalyzed by Semiconductors (E. Pelizzetti, E. Pramauro, C. Minero, N. Serpone, E. Borgarello)....Pages 469-497 Photoreduction and Photodegradation of Inorganic Pollutants: I. Cyanides (Nick Serpone, Enrico Borgarello, Ezio Pelizzetti)....Pages 499-526 Photoreduction and Photodegradation of Inorganic Pollutants: II. Selective Reduction and Recovery of Au, Pt, Pd, Rh, Hg, and Pb (Nick Serpone, Enrico Borgarello, Ezio Pelizzetti)....Pages 527-565 Disposal of Hydrogen Sulfide: Conventional and Photochemical Methods (E. Borgarello, R. Pappa, N. Serpone, E. Pelizzetti)....Pages 567-581 Assessment of Photodegradation of Chemicals in the Atmosphere. Test Methods and Predictive Approaches (Maria Livia Tosato, Sergio Clementi)....Pages 583-597 Front Matter ....Pages 599-599 Technical Development and Industrial Prospects of Preparative Photochemistry (A. M. Braun)....Pages 601-622 Photochemical Reactors Engineering Fundamentals (Lucio Rizzuti, Alberto Brucato)....Pages 623-636 Modelling and Design of Photochemical Reactors for Water Purification (P. L. Yue)....Pages 637-661 Process Economics for Water Purification: A Comparative Assessment (David F. Ollis)....Pages 663-677 Front Matter ....Pages 679-679 Light Intensity Effects on the Photocorrosion of Electrodes (R. M. Benito, A. J. Nozik)....Pages 681-681 Langmuir Parameters and Destruction Rates of Organic Compounds Over Near-Ultraviolet Illuminated Titanium Dioxide (R. W. Matthews)....Pages 682-682 Photoassisted Dinitrogen Fixation on TiO2 (Rutile) Surfaces (R. I. Bickley, J. A. Navio, R. K. M. Jayanty, V. Vishwanathan)....Pages 683-684 The Photodeposition of Noble Metals on M/TiO2 Samples: A Controlled Synthesis of Bimetallic Catalysts (A. Fernàndez, G. Munuera, A. R. Gonzàlez-Elipe, J. P. Espinòs)....Pages 685-686 Selective Photocatalytic Oxidation of Alcohols by Polyoxometalates of Mo and W (A. Hiskia, E. Papaconstantinou)....Pages 687-687 Metal Oxides Sensitized Photooxidations in Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Systems. I. Initial Photodehydrogenations of Isopropanol and Cyclobutanol (J. Cunningham, S. Srijaranai)....Pages 688-689 Adsorption and Decomposition of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate on ZnO And TiO2 (T. L. Rose, T. J. Lewis)....Pages 690-690 Environmental Aquatic Photochemistry of Polychlorophenols (PCPs) (G. G. Choudhry, G. R. Barrie Webster)....Pages 691-692 Light Absorption in Fluidised Photoreactors (D. Iatridis, P. L. Yue)....Pages 693-693 Back Matter ....Pages 695-706 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on New Trends and Applications of Photoelectrochemistry and Photocatalysis for Environment Problems, Cafelu, Palermo, Italy, September 6-18, 1987