A review of ZnO nanoparticles as solar photocatalysts: Synthesis, mechanisms and applications

CB Ong, LY Ng, AW Mohammad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are carbon-based chemical substances that are
resistant to environmental degradation and may not be completely removed through …

Carbon–carbon bond forming reactions via photogenerated intermediates

D Ravelli, S Protti, M Fagnoni - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The present review offers an overview of the current approaches for the photochemical and
photocatalytic generation of reactive intermediates and their application in the formation of …

[HTML][HTML] Potential progress in SnO2 nanostructures for enhancing photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants

S Shabna, SSJ Dhas, CS Biju - Catalysis Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are proven to possess considerable resistance to
environmental degradation such that they could not be entirely removed through the typical …

Photoinduced reactivity of titanium dioxide

O Carp, CL Huisman, A Reller - Progress in solid state chemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
The utilization of solar irradiation to supply energy or to initiate chemical reactions is already
an established idea. If a wide-band gap semiconductor like titanium dioxide (TiO2) is …

Photochemical reactions as key steps in organic synthesis

N Hoffmann - Chemical Reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Since the beginning of scientific chemistry, chemists have been interested in light as an
energy source to induce chemical reactions. 1 Absorbing light, molecules reach an …

Photocatalysis for the Formation of the C− C Bond

M Fagnoni, D Dondi, D Ravelli, A Albini - Chemical Reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Carbon-carbon bond formation is the core of organic synthesis and has been greatly
changed in the last decades by the development of transition metal-catalyzed processes. 1 …

Photocatalysis: a promising route for 21st century organic chemistry

G Palmisano, V Augugliaro, M Pagliaro… - Chemical …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the main goals of 21st century chemistry is to replace environmentally hazardous
processes with energy efficient routes allowing to totally avoid the use and production of …

Green chemistry and photochemistry were born at the same time

A Albini, M Fagnoni - Green Chemistry, 2004 - pubs.rsc.org
Where to look for really 'green'synthetic methods, under conditions as mild as those nature
uses? A hundred years ago, a great scientist, Giacomo Ciamician, confronted the problem …

On Oxygen Activation at Rutile- and Anatase-TiO2

M Buchalska, M Kobielusz, A Matuszek, M Pacia… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The rutile form of titanium dioxide (r-TiO2) usually shows a photocatalytic activity lower than
that of anatase-TiO2 (a-TiO2). Nevertheless, there are numerous examples of sometimes …

[HTML][HTML] Selective organic transformations on titanium oxide-based photocatalysts

Y Shiraishi, T Hirai - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C …, 2008 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent advances in selective organic transformations, both in gas and
liquid media, using titanium oxide-based photocatalysts. Several photocatalytic reactions …