title: Sonication-induced pathways in the synthesis of light-active catalysts for photocatalytic oxidation of organic contaminants.
abstract: Heterogeneous photocatalysis is becoming increasingly important due to the variety of its applications and multidisciplinary aspects. Applications such as water/air detoxification-disinfection, solar-energy storage, high-value-chemical production, optoelectronics, and sensors are some of the most promising. In recent years, the development of environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient procedures for material synthesis that could substitute the old ones has been on demand. Unconventional and soft techniques, such as sonication, offer enormous possibilities for the synthesis of a broad spectrum of nanostructured materials, among them photocatalysts. This Review will focus the readers' attention on ultrasound-induced methodologies used for the preparation of nanostructured photocatalysts (e.g., supported nanoparticles, semiconductors) and their application in the photocatalytic oxidation of organic contaminants.
authors: Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences ul. Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw (Poland) http://photo-catalysis.org/. jcarloscolmenares@ichf.edu.pl.
authors: Juan Carlos
authors: JC
authors: Colmenares
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013010:Sonication
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009930:Organic Chemicals
keywords: green chemistry; photocatalysis; synthesis methods; titania; ultrasound