When sonochemistry meets heterogeneous photocatalysis: designing a sonophotoreactor towards sustainable selective oxidation

Green oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds by heterogeneous photocatalysis.

The selective conversion of alcohols to carbonyl compounds is essential for the preparation of fragrances, food additives, and many organic intermediates. This transformation is carried out by catalytic processes that are of fundamental importance in synthetic chemistry. Catalytic oxidation has long been carried out in environmentally harmful organic solvents (often chlorinated ones) at high te...

Title Heterogeneous visible light photocatalysis for selective organic transformations

Heterogeneous visible light photocatalysis for selective organic transformations.

The future development of chemistry entails environmentally friendly and energy sustainable alternatives for organic transformations. Visible light photocatalysis can address these challenges, as reflected by recent intensive scientific endeavours to this end. This review covers state-of-the-art accomplishments in visible-light-induced selective organic transformations by heterogeneous photocat...

Kinetic Concepts of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

TheABCs of empirical chemical kinetics are highlighted from the scratch. Aspects of dynamics regarding charge carrier trapping and recombination are essential part of this discussion. The effect of imposition of external constrains such as temperature of the reactivity solution, concentration of the subject compound, intensity and wavelength of light on photocatalytic degradation system is emph...

Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Recent Advances and Applications

Semiconductor heterogeneous photocatalysis, the subject of this review, is a versatile, low-cost and environmentally benign treatment technology for a host of pollutants. These may be of biological, organic and inorganic in origin within water and air. The efficient and successful application of photocatalysis demands that the pollutant, the catalyst and source of illumination are in close prox...