Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editor; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to Photocatalysts; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Dyes and Their Toxicity; 1.3 Treatment Methods of Industrial Effluent; 1.4 Advanced Oxidation Processes; 1.5 The Principle of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis; 1.6 Semiconductor Photocatalysts; 1.7 Application of Semiconductor Oxide Photocatalysts; 1.8 Modified Zno Photocatalysts; 1.9. Application of Few Modified Photocatalysts; 1.10 The Scope of The Current Work on Photocatalysts; References Chapter 2 Characteristics of Nanostructured Photocatalysts2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Principles of Photocatalysis; 2.3 Mechanism of Titania-Assisted Photocatalysis; 2.4 Influence of Operational Parameters in Efficiency of Photocatalyst; 2.5 Characteristics and Properties of Photocatalysts: Titania Versus Other Photocatalysts; 2.6 Preparation of Photocatalysts; 2.7 Photochemical Transformations of Biomass Through Heterogeneous Photocatalysis; 2.8 Future Challenges and Prospects; References; Chapter 3 Advances in Photocatalytic Materials For CO2 Reduction Applications; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Role of Crystallinity and Engineered Surface Defects3.3 Nanosynthesis Routes; 3.4 Effect of Crystal Facets on Photocatalysis; References; Chapter 4 Development Schemes For Nanostructured Photocatalysts; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Low Dimension Nanomaterials; 4.3 Porous Nanostructured Photocatalysts; 4.4 Layered Structured Photocatalysts; References; Chapter 5 Porphyrin-Based Nanostructures For Photocatalytic Applications; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Isolated Porphyrin-Based Photocatalytic Nanostructures; 5.3 Organic Nano-Heterojunction (P-N) For Photocatalysis 5.4 Inorganic/Organic Nano-Heterojunctions For Photocatalysis5.5 Recent Developments in Porphyrin-Based Photocatalysts; References; Chapter 6 Recent Advances in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Mechanism of Semiconductor Catalysis; 6.3 Photocatalyst Materials and Supports; 6.4 Photocatalytic Test Materials; 6.5 Doping Mechanisms; 6.6 Morphology of Photocatalyst Materials; 6.7 Semiconductor Films and Foams; 6.8 Photocatalytic Reactor Design; References; Chapter 7 Applications of Photocatalysis; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Treatment of Water; 7.3 Removal of Trace Metals 7.4 Destruction of Organics7.5 Removal of Inorganic Compounds; 7.6 Degradation of Naturally Occurring Organic Matter; 7.7 Medical Applications; 7.8 Applications in Construction; References; Chapter 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFS) For Efficient Photocatalytic Systems; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Using MOF-Based Photocatalysts; 8.3 MOFS as Photosensitizers; 8.4 Composite Photocatalysts Synthesized From MOFS and PT Nanoparticles; 8.5 O2 Evolution Catalyzed By Mof-Based Hybrid Systems; 8.6 Photocatalytic Water Splitting Utilizing Mof-Derived Photocatalysts