Photosensitization and Photocatalysis Using Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds

. Ed(s): Kalyanasundaram, K.; Gratzel, Michael

ISBN 10: 0792322614 / ISBN 13: 9780792322610

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993

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Photosensitization and photocatalysis refer to processes by which permanent chemical transformations are induced on substrates by radiation to which substrates themselves are transparent. This book provides a survey of progress in this area in catalysis, with emphasis on inorganic complexes and organometallic compounds as the key light aborbers. Editor(s): Kalyanasundaram, K.; Gratzel, Michael. Series: Catalysis by Metal Complexes. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851. . 1993. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Photosensitization and Photocatalysis Using Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792322614
• ISBN 13: 9780792322610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Photosensitization and photocatalysis refer to processes by which permanent chemical transformations are induced on substrates (organic/inorganic) by radiation to which the substrates themselves are transparent. Such transformations can be highly specific, very efficient, and occur under mild conditions. Herein lies the power of photochemical methods for possible applications in the field of conversion and storage of solar energy. This book provides a recent survey of the progress in this important area in catalysis, with an emphasis on inorganic complexes and organometallic compounds as the key light aborbers.
The book is organized in three parts: fundamentals, followed by applications. Discussions cover a wide variety of photosensitized or photocatalyzed reactions: decomposition of water, reduction of CO₂ and CO; spectral sensitization in photoelectrochemical cells; transformations (oxidation, reduction, isomerization, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, carbonylation, etc.) of organics such as alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, etc. In view of the variety of systems (sensitizers, substrates) and the topics covered, the volume is unique in the field of photochemistry and will appeal to academic and industrial researchers in various subdisciplines of chemistry, material science and catalysis.

Review

`This is a very valuable book. All topics in the book are treated rigorously and each chapter is presented and extensively referenced. This makes the book very profitable for graduate students and specialists of universities as well as researchers working in photochemistry.'
X. Domenech in applied catalysis, 108:2