With the increase of recalcitrant organic pollutants in industrial wastewater, the need for a sustainable bio-electrochemical process has become pressing in order to ensure that treatment processes are coupled with some beneficiation advantages. Microbial fuel cells combine wastewater treatment and biological power generation. However, the resistance of these organic pollutants to biological degradation requires further adjustment of the system to improve sustainability through maximization of energy production.
Solar energy conversion using photocatalysis has drawn huge attention for its potential to provide renewable and sustainable energy. Furthermore, it might be the solution to serious environmental and energy-related problems. It has been widely understood for several years that the top global issues today are concerned with securing a clean supply of water and ensuring a reasonable price for clean energy. Researchers are studying advanced materials and processes to produce clean, renewable hydrogen fuel through photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting, as well as to reduce carbon dioxide from the air into fuels through photocatalysis. Limited progress is occurring in these areas.
The purpose of this book is to comprehensively cover the evolvement in the conceptualization and application of photocatalytic fuel cells, as well as make a critical assessment of the contribution in the field of sustainable wastewater treatment and renewable energy production.
This book contains nine specialized chapters that provide comprehensive coverage of the design of photocatalytic fuel cells and their applications, including environmental remediation, chemical synthesis, green energy generation, model simulation for scaling up processes and implementation, and most importantly maximization of hydrogen evolution, recovery, and applications.
Audience
A wide audience of academics, industrial researchers, and graduate students working in heterogeneous photocatalysis, fuel cells, sustainable chemistry, nanotechnology, chemical engineering, environmental protection, and surfaces and interfaces, will find this book useful. The book is also important for professionals, namely environmental managers, water treatment plants managers and operators, water authorities, government regulatory bodies officers, and environmentalists.
Table of Contents
Preface xi1 A Comprehensive Review of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (GCN/GC3 N4) as a Promising Photocatalyst 1
Pragna M. Shivannavar, Chiranth Srirangapatna Puttasrinivasa, Sharmila Suresh, Charan Kumar Kachintaya, Lingaraju Honnur Gurusiddappa, Supreeth Mohan Kumar and Shankramma Kaliker
2 Nanocomposites for Pharmaceutical Waste Degradation: A Remediation Tool 27
Sharmila Suresh, Pragna M. Shivannanavar, Ravikumara Moodalakoppalu Yogarajachari, Shankramma Kalikeri, Charan Kumar Kachintaya and Lingaraju Honnur Gurusiddappa
3 Nanostructure Metal Sulfides for Photocatalytic Water Remediation 49
Shuvendu Tripathy, Medha Kiran Patel, Ipsita Bose, Soumya Pandit and Santimoy Khilari
4 Metal-Organic Framework as Potential Candidates for Photo-Electrocatalysis 73
Isha Soni and Gururaj Kudur Jayaprakash
5 A Review on Photocatalytic Fuel Cell (PFC) for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Renewable Energy Production 103
Soumasree Chatterjee and Elvis Fosso-Kankeu
6 Remediation of Wastewater through Photo-Induced Catalytic and Electrochemical Hydrogen Production 139
Ramgopal Tiwari, Ajayrajsinh R. Zala and Premlata Kumar
7 Recent Advances on the Electrode Materials Used in Microbial Fuel Cell for Simultaneous Power Generation and Wastewater Treatment 161
Ankit Kumar, Soumya Pandit, Shikha Singh and Chetan Pandit
8 Extensive Use of Photocatalysis and Photoelectrochemical Methods for Wastewater Reclamation 189
Namrata Khanna, Tanushri Chatterji, Virendra Yadav, Tanya Bhagat, Shalini Sharma and Sadanand Pandey
9 Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Green Hydrogen Production 245
Mohamed Mahmoud
Index 265
