the alteration of the rate of a chemical reaction by light or other electromagnetic radiation
photocatalysis in American English
(ˌfoutoukəˈtælɪsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural-ses (-ˌsiz)
Chemistry
the acceleration or retardation of the reaction rate in chemical reactions by light
Derived forms
photocatalytic (ˌfoutouˌkætlˈɪtɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1910–15; photo- + catalysis]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, isotope, radio, spotlight, zingphoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photocoagulation, photogenic, photography, photomultiplier, photorealism
Examples of 'photocatalysis' in a sentence
photocatalysis
The effectiveness of microbicidal activity by photocatalysis may depend on the surface structure.
Yoshinobu Kubota, Akira Fujishima, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Kayano Sunada, Kazuya Nakata,Taketoshi Murakami, Jitsuo Kajioka, Tsuyoshi Ochiai, Masayuki Hara, Hitoshi Ishiguro,Yanyan Yao, Ryuichi Nakano 2013, 'Broad Spectrum Microbicidal Activity of Photocatalysis by TiO2', Catalystshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/3/1/310. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Photocatalysis under visible irradiation was also investigated.
Radwa A. Elsalamony, Sawsan A. Mahmoud 2017, 'Preparation of nanostructured ruthenium doped titania for the photocatalytic degradationof 2-chlorophenol under visible light', Arabian Journal of Chemistryhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535212001463. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Semiconducting polymers are promising materials for photocatalysis, batteries, fuel applications, etc.
Iwona Koltsov, Jacek Wojnarowicz, Piotr Nyga, Julita Smalc-Koziorowska, Svitlana Stelmakh,Aleksandra Babyszko, Antoni W. Morawski, Witold Lojkowski 2019, 'Novel Photocatalytic Nanocomposite Made of Polymeric Carbon Nitride and Metal OxideNanoparticles', Moleculeshttp://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/5/874. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These technologies include adsorption, microbial disinfection, and photocatalysis.
Ebenezer Annan, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Yaw Delali Bensah, David Sasu Konadu, AbuYaya, Boateng Onwona-Agyeman, Emmanuel Nyankson 2018, 'Application of clay ceramics and nanotechnology in water treatment: A review', Cogent Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2018.1476017. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Engineered defect creation in nanostructured photocatalysts could be an attractive solution for visible light photocatalysis.
Sunandan Baruah, Mohammad Abbas Mahmood, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Tanujjal Bora, JoydeepDutta 2010, 'Enhanced visible light photocatalysis through fast crystallization of zinc oxide nanorods',Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnologyhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.1.3. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Different applications of photocatalysis on the lab-scale have been published in recent years.
Wolfgang M. Samhaber, Minh Tan Nguyen 2014, 'Applicability and costs of nanofiltration in combination with photocatalysis for thetreatment of dye house effluents', Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnologyhttps://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.55. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The optimal conditions for the coupling reaction of photocatalysis and biocatalysis were explored.
Shujin Pu, Xuan Zhang, Han Huang, Chengli Yang, Dali Li, Junfang Yang, Jie Ouyang,Xing Chen, Sidra Naseer, Ruofu Shi 2019, 'A System of Photocatalysis for NAD+ Regeneration of Product of (S)-1-Pheylethanolby Enzymic Catalysis', Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysishttps://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/bcrec/article/view/3930. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)