Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy : Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, IPS-8, Held July 15–20, 1990, in Palermo, Italy

The book collects the lectures and the status reports delivered during the "Eighth International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy", IPS-8, held in Palermo (Italy) from 15th to 20th of July 1990. As usual, the main theme of the Conference was that of making the point about the trends and the developments of the studies related to the photochemical exploitation of solar energy and also to report the main lines of potential applications. Therefore the contributions reflect this point; they vary from those reporting basic and fundamental theories to those reporting cases of possible applications. For the sake of following the logical line which links each other the various contributions, we report the six areas in which the main theme of the conference was devided: (a) Electron and energy transfer in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems; (b) Photosynthesis: organized assemblies and biomimetic systems; (c) Photoelectrochemistry; (d) Photocatalysis: homogeneous and heterogeneous regime; (e) Environment: photochemical and photocatalytic processes; (f) Solar energy materials and photochemical engineering. It remains now to thank persons and institutions which made possible the organization of the Conference. The persons to thank are all the members of the International and National Organizing Committees and in particular Prof. A. Sclafani and Dr. L. Palmisano whose efforts were essential for the success of the Conference Front Matter....Pages i-ix Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer in Covalently Linked Supramolecular Systems....Pages 1-14 Electron Transfer in Heterogeneous Systems....Pages 15-26 Towards an Artificial Photosynthesis. Di-, Tri-, Tetra-, and Heptanuclear Luminescent and Redox-Reactive Metal Complexes....Pages 27-45 Unidirectional Electron Transfer in the Supramolecules: The Control by an External Magnetic Field....Pages 47-66 Electrical Wiring of Redox Enzymes....Pages 67-87 Aromatics as Electron Transfer Sensitizers....Pages 89-101 Polyelectrolytes: Assessment of their Possible Role in Future Solar Energy Storage....Pages 103-119 Photoelectron Transfer Between Molecules Adsorbed in Restricted Spaces....Pages 121-139 Strategies for Mimicking the Primary Events of Bacterial Photosynthesis: Structure, Function, and Mechanism....Pages 141-150 Application of Biocatalysts and Artificial Catalysts in Artificial Photosynthetic Assemblies....Pages 151-180 Immobilized Photosynthetic Systems for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals....Pages 181-192 Improvements in Solar Energy Conversion....Pages 193-212 Multielectron Transfer and Cooperative Interfacial Mechanisms in Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion....Pages 213-233 Dynamics and Efficiency of Photovoltaic Processes in Supramolecular Structures and Semiconductors....Pages 235-249 Mechanisms of Organic Transformations on Semiconductor Particles....Pages 251-276 Photocatalysis: Heterogeneous Regime. Catalysts, Adsorption and New Techniques....Pages 277-293 Photophysics of small semiconductor clusters: the effects of quantum confinement and dielectric confinement....Pages 295-305 Photocatalysis and Photoinduced Reactions on Well-Defined Supported Metal Oxides -Molecular Scale Reaction Mechanisms-....Pages 307-321 Control of Photocatalytic Oxidative Selectivity on Irradiated TiO 2 Powders: A Diffuse Reflectance Kinetic Study....Pages 323-335 Photocatalytic and Photographic Heterojunctions....Pages 337-392 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Systems for Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy....Pages 393-425 Environment: Photochemical and Photocatalytic Processes. Degradation of Organic Compounds....Pages 427-449 Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Photochemical Conversion of Inorganic Substances in the Environment: Hydrogen Sulfide, Cyanides, and Metals....Pages 451-475 Direct and Indirect Phototransformations of Chlorophenols and Chlorobenzenes in Laboratory Conditions Relevant to the Aquatic Environment....Pages 477-495 Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy in the Environment....Pages 497-515 Utilization of Carbon Dioxide: A Strategy for the Control of its Level in the Atmosphere....Pages 517-550 Progress in the Applications of Photochemical Conversion and Storage....Pages 551-560 Recent Developments in Heterogeneous Photoreactor Modelling....Pages 561-574 The Current Status of Solid State Photovoltaic Research at SERI....Pages 575-591 Solar-Assisted Photocatalysis for Water Purification: Issues, Data, Questions....Pages 593-622 Photochemical Engineering Design Methods. A Rigorous Approach for Homogeneous Systems....Pages 623-652 Back Matter....Pages 653-660 Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, IPS-8, held July 15-20, 1990, in Palermo (Italy)