The 16th International Conference on

TiO2 Photocatalysis: Fundamentals andApplications

(TiO2-16)

Final Program

Sponsored by

Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California

November 7-10, 2011

International Organizing Committee

Hussain Al-Ekabi, Redox Technologiers, Inc, CanadaDetlef Bahnemann, Hannover University, Germany

Erick R. Bandala, Universitidad de Las Américas, MexicoRoberto Candal, INQUIMAE-CONICET-UBA, Argentina

Alberto E. Cassano, INTEC, ArgentinaZhong Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Zekiye Cinar, Yildiz Technical University, TurkeyGhazi A. W. Derwish, University of Surrey, UK

Hugo Destaillats, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USADionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati, USATerry Egerton, Newcastle University, United KingdomAkira Fujishima, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Jaime Gimenez, University of Barcelona, SpainKazuhito Hashimoto, University of Tokyo, JapanSteve Hay, United Tech. Research Centre, USA

Valerie Hequet, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, FranceJean-Marie Herrmann, IRCELYON-Université Lyon-1/CNRS, France

Toshiyuki Ihara, Kinki University, JapanWilliam Jenks, Iowa State University, USA

Nicolas Keller, European Laboratory for Catalysis and Surface Sciences, FranceValerie Keller, European Laboratory for Catalysis and Surface Sciences, France

Josef Krysa, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech RepublicGianluca Li Puma, Loughborough University, UK

Teik-Thye Lim, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeValter Maurino, University of Torino, Italy

Antoni Morawski, West Pomeranian University of Technology, PolandFiderman Machuca-Martínez, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

Mohamed Muneer, Aligarh Muslim University, IndiaTeruhisa Ohno, Kyushu Institute of Technology

Bunsho Ohtani, Hokkaido University, JapanMario Ollino, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, ChileDavid Ollis (Co-Chair), North Carolina State University, USA

Kevin O’Shea, Florida International University, USAYaron Paz, Technion-IIT, Israel

Pierre Pichat (Co-Chair), CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon, FranceKrishnan Rajeshwar, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Joesph Rabani, University of Jerusalem, IsrealPeter Robertson, Robert Gordon University, UK

Benigno Sánchez-Cabrero, CIEMAT–PSA, SpainNick Serpone (Co-Chair), Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Italy

Tetsuya Shishido, Kyoto University, JapanA. Subrahmanyam, Indian Institute of Technology Medras, India

Miguel A. Valenzuela, Instituto Politecnico Nacional-ESIQIE, MexicoMichael Wark, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Hiromi Yamashita, Osaka University, JapanShozo Yanagida, Osaka University, Japan

Atsuo Yasumori, Tokyo University of Science, JapanMinjoong Yoon, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, KoreaOrfan Zahraa, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine (INPL), France

Pengyi Zhang, Tsinghua University, ChinaJincai Zhao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Conference Correspondence

Hussain Al-Ekabi, Ph.D.President, Redox Technologies, Inc., The University of Western Ontario Research Park

100 Collip Circle, Suite 110, London, Ontario N6G 4X8, CanadaPhone: (519) 858-5055, Fax: (519) 858-5056

E-mail: Hussain@alekabi.com; Website: www.redoxtech.com

Monday, November 7, 2011

IL: Invited Lecture (25 Min)ST: Short Talk (15 Min)

Session I: General - I

8:30 - 9:10am (IL) On the Origin(s) of Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Historicalperspectives –A SurpriseNick Serpone,1 Alexei V. Emeline,2 Satoshi Horikoshi,3 Vyacheslav N.Kuznetsov,2 and Vladimir K. Ryabchuk 2

1Universita di Pavia, Pavia ,Italia

2 St. Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation3

Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

9:10 - 9:35am (IL) Action Spectrum Analysis: An Essential and Powerful Toolfor Studies on Photocatalytic Reaction MechanismBunsho OhtaniHokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

9:35 - 10:00am (IL) Visible Light Sensitive TiO2 Photocatalysts Based on Multi-Electron Oxygen Reduction Catalysts and Interfacial ChargeTransferKazuhito HashimotoUniversity of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

10:00 - 10:30am Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:55am (IL) A New Concept to Quatum Yield for PhotocatalyticHeterogeneous Reaction KineticsMiguel Angel Mueses1,2, Fiderman Machuca Martínez2 andGianluca Li Puma3

1Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena,Colombia2Universidad del Valle, Cali,Colombia3 Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK

Session 2: Organic Synthesis

10:55 - 11:20am (IL) Recent Progress in Photocatalysis for Selective OrganicSynthesisJincai Zhao, Wanhong Ma, Chuncheng Chen, Hongwei JiInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

11:20 - 11:45am (IL) Unique Photo-activation Mechanism by “In Situ Doping”forSelective Oxidation of Alcohols and Amines overSemiconductor PhotocatalystsTetsuya Shishido, Shinya Furukawa, Yasuhiro Ohno, Tsunehiro Tanaka

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

11:45am - 12:10pm(IL)

CO2 Photoconversion –Challenges and LimitationsM. Klein, A. Cybula, A Wojtyła, A. ZaleskaGdansk University of Technology, Poland

12:10 - 1:30pm Lunch

Session 3: Electron Transfer and Reduction Reactions

1:30 - 1:55pm (IL) Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigations of Multi-ElectronTransfer Reactions Induced by Stored Electrons in TiO2

Nanoparticles: A Stopped Flow StudyHanan H. Mohamed, Ralf Dillert and Detlef W. BahnemannLeibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany

1:55 - 2:20pm (IL) A Review of the Use of Electron Scavengers to Improve TiO2

Photocatalysis Efficacy: Mechanisms and Practical IssuesPierre Pichat“Photocatalyse et Environnement”, CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon (STMS),Ecully Cedex, France

2:20 - 2:45pm (IL) The Reduction of Cr(VI) by Carbonaceous CompositePhotocatalystsYaron Paz, Nurit Shaham- Waldman, Ethan HoltTechnion, Haifa, Israel

2:45 - 3:10pm (IL) Photocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate in Ion Exchange Brine UsingTitanium DioxideTing Yang1,2, Kyle Doudrick1, Paul Westerhoff1

1Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA2Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Province, China

3:10 - 3:30 Coffee Break

Session 4: Optical and DFT Studies

3:30 - 3:55pm (IL) Optical Constants and Photocatalytic Activity of Sol Gel TiO2

Thin FilmsValter Maurino, Claudio Minero, Marco MinellaUniversità di Torino, Torino, Italy

3:55 - 4:20pm (IL) On the use of DFT Descriptors for the Prediction of thePhotocatalytic Degradation Pathways: A Case Study onCefazolinZekiye Cinar1, Yelda Y. Gurkan2, Nazli Turkten1, Arzu Hatipoglu1

1Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey2Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey

4:20 - 4:35pm (ST) Structural, Thermodynamic, Electronic and UV-Visible OpticalProperties of N-doped Bulk Anatase TiO2: A DFT StudyM. Harb1, P. Sautet2, P. Raybaud1*

1* IFP Energies Nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize, Solaize, France1 KAUST Catalysis Research Center, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia2 Université de Lyon, CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon Cedex,France

5:00 - 6:30 Reception and Poster Session

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Session 5: Hydrogen Production

8:30 - 8:55am (IL) Rhodium Photodeposition on Yttrium Depleted and BismuthDoped Yttrium Titanate for Photocatalytic HydrogenProductionMichael Wark, Oliver MerkaRuhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

8:55 - 9:10am (ST) Production of Hydrogen from Water by Photocatalysis UsingM/Tio2 M=Pt, Pd, Au, Rh, Ru, Ni, IrViolaine Mendez1, Éric Puzenat2 and Jean-Marie Basset1

1 KCC –KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University ofScience and Technology, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia2 IRCELYON –Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement deLyon, UMR 5256, CNRS / Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

9:10 - 9:25am (ST) New Approach to Preparation of Nitrogen Doped Titania forVisible Range Photocatalytic Hydrogen ProductionAnna Kachina1, Eric Puzenat1, Samy Ould-Chikh2, ChristopheGeantet1, Pavel Afanasiev1

1Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l’Environnement de LyonIRCELYON, UMR 5256, CNRS –Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex,France2King Abdullah University of Science and Technology,Thuwal (KSA)

9:25 - 9:40am (ST) Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from BiomassDerivatives: Kinetic Modelling with Photon AbsorptionEffectsJorgelina Farias1, Natalia Quici1, Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou2,Eleftheria Filippaiou2, Dimitris I. Kondarides2, Panagiotis Lianos3,Gianluca Li Puma1

1Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom2 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece3 Engineering Science Department, University of Patras, Greece

9:40 - 9:55am (ST) Modeling of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production in Pilot-Scale Solar PhotoreactorsJose Colina-Marquez1, Jorgelina Farias2, Dimitris I. Kondarides3,Xenophon Verikios3, Panagiotis Lianos4, Fiderman Machuca-Martinez5,Gianluca Li Puma2

1Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia2Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom3Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece4Engineering Science Department, University of Patras, Greece5Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

10:00 -10:30am Coffee Break

Session 6: Visible Light Photocatalysis

10:30 - 10:55am (IL) Visible-light Photocatalysis for Removal of RecalcitrantOrganic Pollutants: Prospects and OvercomingChallenges for Treating Real WaterT. T. Lim, P. H. Wang, P. S. Yap and X. P. WangNanyang Technological University, Republic of Singapore

10:55 - 11:20am (IL) Design and Synthesis of Visible-light Sensitive SodiumTantalate PhotocatalystPushkar D. Kanhere1, Jianwei Zheng2, Zhong Chen1*

1 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2 Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore

Session 7: Doped Photocatalysts

11:20 - 11:35am (ST) Preparation of Titania/Au/Titania Nanoparticles with ImprovedPhotoactivity and Stability for Visible-Light ApplicationEwa Kowalska1,2, Lorenzo Roza3, Sven Rau1, Ryu Abe2,Saulius Juodkazis3, Bunsho Ohtani2

1Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany2Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan3 Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia

11:35am - 11:50am(ST)

Second Generation of Inorganic Photocatalytic CoatingsJan ProchazkaAdvanced Materials- JTJ, Inc. K. Zehrovice, Czech Republic

12:00 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 1:55pm (IL) Looking Beyond Titanium Dioxide for HeterogeneousPhotocatalysisKrishnan Rajeshwar and Norma R. de TacconiCenter for Renewable Energy Science & Technology (CREST)The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA

1:55 - 2:20pm (IL) Surface Modification of TiO2 Thin Films for EnhancedPhotocatalytic EfficacyA. Subrahmanyam, Paul Ramesh and K. P. BijuIndian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

2:20 - 2:45pm (IL) Photocatalytic Degradation of Molecular Size Fractions ofHumic Acid Using Fe Doped TiO2

Hulya Aykaç1, and Miray Bekbolet2

1Ondokuz Mayıs University, Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey

2Boğaziçi University, Bebek, İstanbul, Turkey

2:45 - 3:10pm (IL) Evaluating Modified TiO2 Catalysts with Multiple ProbesWilliam S. Jenks, Erin Rockafellow, Tim Hathway, Deborah Lipman-Chernyshov, and John GroenenboomIowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

3:10 - 3:25pm (ST) Evaluation of Photocatalityc Activity of Metal Doped (TiO2-Fe+3, TiO2-Ag) Titanium Dioxide PhotocatalystsIliana Medina-Ramírez,1 Juan Jáuregui-Rincón,2 Norma Chávez-Vela2

Session 8: Biological/Biochemical

and Jingbo L. Liu3

1Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes2 Departamento de Ing. Bioquímica3Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University, Kinsgsville

3:25 - 3:40pm Coffee Break

3:40 - 4:05pm (IL) Comparative Study of a Photolytic Versus PhotocatalyticReactor Working in Real Indoor Air ConditionsBenigno Sánchez1, María Muñoz-Vicente1, Marta Sánchez-Muñoz1,Silvia Suarez1,Mª Dolores Hernández-Alonso1 and Fernando Feldman2

1Enviromental Applications of Solar Radiation in Air CIEMAT-PSA, Madrid,Spain2 Aire Limpio S.L. Madrid, Spain

4:05 - 4:30pm (IL) Recent Developments in the Photocatalytic Destruction ofWater Contaminants Produced by CyanobacteriaPeter K. J. Robertson, Linda A. Lawton and Edmund BelluThe Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

4:30 - 4:55pm (IL) UV TiO2 Photocatalysis of Cylindrospermopsin: AProblematic CyanotoxinLin Chen1, Miguel Pelaez2, Dionysios D. Dionysiou2, Kevin O’Shea1

1Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

4:55 - 5:10pm (ST) Novel Efficient Photocatalysts for Effective Removal ofEndocrine Disruptors in WaterV. Maroga Mboula1, V. Héquet1, Y. Andrès1, J.M. Doña-Rodríguez2,D.D. Dionysiou3, and P. Falaras4

1 LUNAM Université, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, CNRS, GEPEA, UMR6144, Nantes cedex, France2 Universidad De Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain3 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA4 Institute of physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, Aghia ParaskeviAttikis, Athens, Greece

5:10 - 5:25pm (ST) The Efficiency of Indoor Light-Activated Titanium Dioxide inthe Elimination of Mould Fungi Isolated from Building AirAgata Markowska-Szczupak1, Krzysztof Ulfig2, Antoni W. Morawski3

West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin,1,3Institute of Chemicaland Environment Engineering,2Polymer Institute Division of Biomaterials

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Session 9: Photocatalyst Synthesis - I

and Microbiological Technologies, Szczecin, Poland

8:30 - 8:55am (IL) Hybrid Photocatalysts Composed of G-C3N4 withBi15FeTi3O15 and g-C3N4 with S-Doped TiO2

Teruhisa Ohno and Naoya Murakami

Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

8:55 - 9:20am (IL) Preparation of Visible Light-Active Rutile PhotocatalystsD. Dolat,1 B. Ohtani,2 and A. W. Morawski1*

1West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland2Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

9:20 - 9:35am (ST) The Promoted Effect of UV Irradiation on the PreferentialOxidation of CO in the Presence of Hydrogen Over the TiO2-Supported Au or Pt CatalystRuiru Si, Wenxin Dai, Zhengxin Ding, Xun Chen, Xuxu Wang,Xianzhi FuFuzhou University, Fuzhou, China

9:35 - 9:50am (ST) Flame-Made Codoped TiO2 Nanopowders with EnhancedVisible Light ActivityKatarzyna Michalow 1,* Michela Lavagnini 1, Davide Ferri 2, EugenioOtal 2, Andre Heel 3, Magdalena Parlinska-Wojtan 4, GuseppinoFortunato 5, Thomas Graule 11

1 Lab. for High Performance Ceramics2 Lab. for Solid State Chemistry and Catalysis,

3 Marketing, Knowledge & Technology Transfer, 4 Electron MicroscopyCentre Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science &Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland5 Lab. for Advanced Fibers, Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for MaterialsScience & Technology, St. Gallen, Switzerland

9:50 - 10:05am (ST) Development of Efficient ZnO-based Visible-lightPhotocatalysts: Metal-ion Doping and Co-catalystModificationSrinivasan Anandan, and Masahiro MiyauchiTokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Session 10: General - II

Session 11: Reactors

10:05 - 10:30am Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:55am (IL) True Heterogeneous PhotocatalysisJean-Marie HerrmannIRCELYON (Institute of Research on Catalyse and Environment ofLyon);CNRS-Univ Lyon1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

10:55 - 11:20am (IL) Kinetics of Stearic Acid Removal from Photocatalytic, Self-cleaning Surfaces: Layers, Islands, and IllusionsDavid OllisNorth Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC, USA

11:20 - 11:45am (IL) Methodology to Establish Kinetic Laws for Real OperatingConditions of Gas Phase Photocatalytic ProcessesV. Héquet1, A. Maudhuit1, O. Debono1,2,3, C. Raillard1, F. Thévenet2,3,N. Locoge2,3, L. Le Coq1

1 GEPEA, UMR CNRS 6144, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, La Chantrerie,Nantes Cedex, France2Université Lille Nord-de-France, Lille, France3 Dpt Chimie-Environnement, Ecole des Mines de Douai, Douai, France

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch

1:30 - 1:55pm (IL) Modeling and Optimization of a Multi-Plate Photocatalytic AirCleaner for Indoor Air PurificationAna Luisa Loo Zazueta1, Hugo Destaillats2,3, Gianluca Li Puma1

1Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA3Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

1:55 - 2:20pm (IL) Photocatalytic Degradation of Low Concentration IndoorPollutants: Kinetic Study and CFD ModellingAmélie Queffeulou1, Paul-Marie Marquaire1, Catherine Archambeau2,Laurent Geron2, Orfan Zahraa1

1UPR 3349 CNRS, Nancy-UniversitéENSIC, Nancy, France2ArcelorMittal Research Liège, Liège, Belgique

Session 12: Photocatalyst Synthesis - II

2:20 - 2:45pm (IL) Mass Transfer Limitations in Titanium Dioxide Slurry ReactorsMaría de los Milagros Ballari, Rodolfo Brandi, Orlando Alfano,Alberto CassanoINTEC (Universidad Nacional del Litoral and CONICET), CCT Conicet, SantaFe, Argentina

2:45 - 3:00pm (ST) Photocatalyic Degradation of Tylosin in an Aqueous Suspensionusing UV/ZnO in Helical ReactorD. Tassalit, A. N. Laoufi, F. Bentahar*University of the Sciences and Technology, El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Algeria

3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break

3:30 - 3:55pm (IL) Ordered Layers of Vertically Aligned TiO2 Nanotubes for SolarLight Photoconversion ApplicationsThomas Cottineau,1 Pierre-Alexandre Gross,1 Arnaud Albrecht,1 AmandineFoulet,1 Thomas Bura,1 Mathieu Gallart,2 Pierre Gilliot, 2 Raymond Ziessel,1

Sergey Pronkin,1 Elena Savinova,1 Nicolas Keller,1 Valérie Keller1,*

1 Laboratory of Materials, Surfaces and Processes for Catalysis (LMSPC),CNRS, Strasbourg University, France2 Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS,Strasbourg University, France

3:55 - 4:20pm (IL) Two-Color Visible Light-Sensitive TiO2 Nanocomposites andTheir Solar ApplicationsMinjoong YoonChungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea

4:20 - 4:45pm (IL) Design and Applications of Single-site Photocatalysts Using Nano-porous MaterialsHiromi Yamashita*, Kohsuke Mori, Takashi Kamegawa, Shusuke Okada,and Kojiro FukuOsaka University, Osaka, Japan

4:45 - 5:10pm (IL) Adsorption and Photocatalytic Properties of Titania-Zeolite-Glass CompositeAtsuo Yasumori1, 2, Sayaka Yanagida1, 2, Jun Sawada1, Takeshi Ida1 andYujiro Sawa1

1Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, 2Research Institute for Science andTechnology, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Session 13: Air Applications

5:10 - 5:25pm (ST) The Impact of Calcination on Titanate NanostructureCharacteristics and Their Ensuing Photocatalytic PropertiesKunlanan Kiatkittipong, Jason Scott, Rose AmalThe University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

5:25 - 5:40pm (ST) Photocatalytic Decomposition of Gaseous Ammonia by TungstenBased Polyoxometalate-TiO2 CompositesSayaka Yanagida1, 2, Atsuo Yasumori1, 2, Tsuyoshi Ochiai2, 3 and AkiraFujishima2, 3

1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2Research Institute forScience and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan3Kanagawa Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Kawasaki,Kanagawa

7:00 - 9:00pm Banquet

8:30 - 8:55am (IL) Development of Novel Environmental Purification Units byusing Flexible and Effective Titanium Mesh Filter Modifiedwith TiO2 PhotocatalystTsuyoshi Ochiai,1, 2 Kazuya Nakata,1, 2 Taketoshi Murakami,1 Yuko

Morito,2, 3 and Akira Fujishima1, 2

1Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Kawasaki, Kanagawa ,

Japan2Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan3U-VIX Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

8:55 - 9:20am (IL) Bimetallic PdxPt1-x/TiO2 Photocatalytic Materials forEnhanced Simultaneous Elimination of CO and VOCs in thePresence of HumidityOlivier Rosseler1, Alain Louvet2, Nicolas Keller1,* Valérie Keller1

1 Laboratory of Materials, Surfaces and Processes for Catalysis (LMSPC),CNRS, StrasbourgUniversity, France2 Direction Générale de L’Armement (DGA), DGA Maîtrise NRBC, Vert-le-Petit, France

Session 14: General - III

9:20 - 9:45am (IL) Simultaneous Removal of Formaldehyde and Inhibition ofOzone Formation under 185nm UV Light by Modified TiO2

FilmPengyi Zhang*, Lili Tang, Pingfeng Fu, Wei Xu

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

9:45 - 10:00am (ST) Reactions of NO2 on Irradiated TiO2 Surfaces Studied byHigh Pressure XPSOlivier Rosseler1, Mohamad Sleiman1, Andrey Shavorskiy2, ValérieKeller3, Nicolas Keller3, Hendrik Bluhm4, Miquel Salmeron5,6,Hugo Destaillats1,7,*

1 Environmental Energy Technology Division, Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory,Berkeley, CA, USA2 Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley,CA, USA3Surfaces et Procédés pour la Catalyse, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg,France4 Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,Berkeley, CA, USA5 Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,Berkeley, CA, USA6 Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of California,Berkeley, CA, USA7 School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, ArizonaState University,Tempe, AZ, USA

10:00 - 10:30am Coffee Break

10:30 - 10:55am (IL) Semiconductor Mediated Photocatalysed Reaction of FewSelected Organic Systems in Aqueous Suspensions of TitaniumDioxideM. MuneerAligarh Muslim University, Aligarhm, India

10:55 - 11:10am (ST) Purification of Polluted Water with Organic Compounds by

Applying Newly Developed Visible Light-responsive TiO2

Photocatalysts under Sunlight Irradiation

Afshin J. Abraham, Masato Takeuchi, Masaya Matsuoka*, Masakazu Anpo*

Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan

Session 15: General - IV

11:10 - 11:25am (ST) Photocatalytic Degradation of Imazalil in an AqueousSuspension of Titanium Dioxide and Influence of Alcohols onthe DegradationRoumayssaa Hazimé 1,*, Corinne Ferronato 1, Arnaud Salvador 2,Farouk Jaber 3, Jean-Marc Chovelon 1

1Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environnement de Lyon(IRCELYON), UMR CNRS, Université Lyon1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France2Laboratoire de sciences analytiques, UMR 5280, Villeurbanne Cedex,France3Commission Libanaise de l’Energie Atomique, Beyrouth, Liban

11:25 - 11:40am (ST) Degradation of Chlorophenols Using TiO2, in 325mesh andnm Size Scale, as Heterogeneous Photocatalysis in AqueousSuspension: An Extended Kinetic Study in CompetitiveExperimentsEduardo Pino, Maria Victoria Encinas

Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Estación Central, Chile

11:40 - 11:55am (ST) Modification of Post-annealed TiO2 Compact Layer by Non-Oxidative Acid for Enhanced Performance in Dye-SensitizedSolar CellGuan Hong Guai1,2, Chang-Ming Li1,3 and Chee Mang Ng2

1Nanyang Technological University, Singapore2 GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore3 Southwest University, Chongqing , P.R. China

11:55am - 12:10pm(ST)

Dependence of Photocatalytic Activity on Particle Size ofShape-controlled Anatase Titanium(IV) Oxide NanocrystalNaoya Murakami, Shota Kawakami and Teruhisa OhnoKyushu Institute of Technology, Tobata, Kitakyushu, Japan

12:10 - 1:30pm Lunch

1:30 - 1:45pm (ST) Intermediates Formation during Toluene PhotocatalyticOxidation at PPB Levels : Comparison between Batch andDynamic ExperimentsO. Debono1,2,3, F. Thévenet1,2, V. Héquet3, C. Raillard3, L. Le Coq3, N.Locoge1,2

1Université Lille Nord-de-France, Lille, France2 Ecole des Mines de Douai, Dpt Chimie et Environnement, Douai, France3L’UNAM , GEPEA, UMR CNRS 6144, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, La

Chantrerie, Nantes Cedex , France

1:45 - 2:00 Visible-Light Photocatalysts: Roles of C and N Dopants onPhotoactivityWai Kwong Ching, King Lun Yeung

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay,

Kowloon, Hong Kong

2:00 - 2:15pm (ST) Biologically Inspired Synthesis of a Photocatalytically ActiveMembranes for Water TreatmentNichola Kinsinger1, Alexander Dudchenko1, Ashley Wong1, Dongsheng Li2,Ian Miller1, James Pletcher1, and David Kisailus1

1 University of California –Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA2 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA

2:15 - 2:30pm (ST) Comparison of Chromium(III) Doping and Loading on TiO2 inthe Photocatalytic Oxidation of Formic AcidS. Ould-Chikh1, J. M, Basset1, E. Puzenat2

1 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia2 Université Lyon1, CNRS, UMR 5256, IRCELYON, Villeurbanne, France

2:30 - 2:45pm (ST) Photocatalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium Using ZnO asa Catalyst in Presence of Humic Acids in WaterCindy Herrera-González., Aracely Hernández-Ramírez* Laura Hinojosa-Reyes, Jorge Guzmán-Mar, Edgar Ruiz-Ruiz E.Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Monterrey, NL., México

2:45pm Adjourn

POSTERS

Please note that we will continue, until September 16, 2011, accepting abstracts forposter presentations.

1. Solar Photocatalysis

Photocatalytic Mineralization of Binary Mixtures of Chloride Compounds in a Pilot-Scale Solar CPC ReactorJohn Rodríguez-Acosta, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez, Miguel A. MuesesUniversidad del Valle, Cali, Columbia

4-Chlorophenol Solar Photodegradation on a Pilot-Scale Using TiO2-P25Ruben Camargo*1, Nhora Suaterna1, Camilo Insignares1 and Miguel Mueses1,2

1 Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia2 Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia

Solar Photocatalysis Applied to Treatment of Agro-Industrial Wastewaters Pollutedwith Cypermethrin: Kinetic Study of COD Removal in A Flat-Plate ReactorJose Colina-Marquez1, Krizamtho García1, Yeison Petro1, José Marrugo2

1Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia2Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia

Evaluation and Modeling of a Solar Flat-Plate Photocatalytic Reactor Applied forTerephtalic Acid Removal in Industrial WastewatersJose Colina-Marquez1, Déyler Castilla1, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez2

1Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia2Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia

CPC’s Solar Reactor Size Effect Over the Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Degradationof PhenolJuan Camilo Cardona1, Juan Carlos Angrino1, Augusto Arce-Sarria1,*, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez1 and Miguel Mueses2

1Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia2Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia

Synthesis and Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Dyes Derived fromHeterocyclic Diazo Components in TiO2 SuspensionA. Giwa, P. O. Nkeonye, K. A. Bello, and E. G. KolawoleAhmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Electrochemical Fabrication of Photoanodes and Counter Electrodes for Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar CellsMichael Wark1,2, Florian Bittner2, Juan Du2, Torsten Oekermann2

1 Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

2 Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Solar Photocatalysis Applied to Treatment of Agro-Industrial Wastewaters Pollutedwith Cypermethrin: Kinetic Study of COD Removal in a CPC ReactorJose Colina-Marquez1, Jorge Barrios1, Julio Yépez1, José Marrugo2

1Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia2Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia

2. Visible Light Photocatalysis

Production of Hydroxyl Radicals and Hydrogen Peroxide by TiO2 and N-TiO2

Photocatalyses under Different Radiation SourcesWenjun Jiang1, Miguel Pelaez2, Dionysios D. Dionysiou2, and Kevin E. O’Shea1

1Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA2University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

The Influence of Solvent Choice in a Sol-gel Based Approach for the Synthesis ofSulfur Doped TiO2 Films for Water TreatmentChangseok Han1, Miguel Pelaez1, Vlassis Likodimos2, Athanassios G. Kontos2,Polycarpos Falaras2 and Dionysios D. Dionysiou1*

1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA2NCSR Demokritos, Attiki, Greece

Improvement of Visible Light Responsibility of Loaded Rutile TiO2 Nanorods byChemical Etching TreatmentMisa Nakamura, Asami Ono, Eunyoung Bae, Naoya Murakami and Teruhisa OhnoKyushu Institute of Technology, Tobata, Kitakyushu, Japan

Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity of Pt/TiO2 Nano-Composites in Aqueous andGaseous MediaVojka Žunič1, Marija Vukomanović1, Srečo D. Škapin1, Andrijana Sever Škapin2, Danilo Suvorov1

1Jožef Stefan Institute, Advanced Materials Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia2Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Nitrogen-doped TiO2 for Visible-light Photocatalytic Applications Prepared byOxidation of Titanium NitrideP. Y. Tan*, Q. Luo, O. K. Tan, M.S. Tse, X. Fang, L. Zhang, M. GhaffariNanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Core-Shell Carbon Nanotube/Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites with Tailored TiO2

Shell Thickness, Carbon Content and Photocatalytic PropertiesZiyan Li1, Bin Gao1, George Zheng Chen1, Robert Mokaya2, Sotiris Sotiropoulous3 andGianluca Li Puma4

1The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom3Chemistry Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece4 Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

A Density Functional Theory Study on the Nitrogen / Sulfur Codoping Effect of TiO2

E. Esra Kasapbasi, Zekiye CinarYildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

3. Modeling

Use of the Six Flux Model in the Description of the Radiant Field in a DifferentialPhotocatalytic ReactorCarolina Orozco-Donneys1, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez1 y Miguel Ángel Mueses1,2

1Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia2Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia

Mathematical Model and Simulation of a Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Reactor by SFMHéctor L. Otálvaro-Marín1*, Fiderman Machuca-Martínez1, Miguel A. Mueses1,2

1Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia2 Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia

Influence of the Adsorption-Desorption Equilibrium Rupture in PhotocatalyticReactions: a Kinetic Approach in the Light of the Direct-Indirect ModelJ. F. Montoya, J. Peral, P. Salvador*Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain

About the Capital Role of TiO2 Surface Oxygens in Liquid Phase PhotocatalyticReactions: Analysis of Benzene PhotooxidationJ. F. Montoya, J. Peral*, P. SalvadorDepartament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain

Surface Chemistry and Interfacial Charge-Transfer Mechanisms in PhotoinducedOxygen Exchange at O2–TiO2

J. F. Montoya, J. Peral, P. Salvador*Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Spain

4. Syntheses - Preparations

Mechanochemical Synthesized Sr(Ti0.2Fe0.8)O3- Solid-Solution Nanopowders forDegradation of RhB and MBXiaofeng Chen, Qiong Luo, Mandi Han, Ooi Kiang Tan, Man Siu TseNanyang Technological University, Singapore

Preparation of Titania-Zeolite-Porous Glass Composite Photocatalyst by Sol-Gel andHydrothermal MethodsJun Sawada1, Sayaka Yanagida1, 2 and Atsuo Yasumori1, 2

1Dept. Materials Science and Engineering, 2Research Institute for Science and Technology, TokyoUniversity of Science, Noda-shi, Chiba, Japan

Multilayered Ordered Mesoporous Platinum/Titania Composite Films: Does thePhotocatalytic Activity Benefit from the Film Thickness?Adel A. Ismail*,1, Detlef W. Bahnemann2, Jiri Rathousky3, Viktor Yarovyi4 and Michael Warkd5

1Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI), Helwan, Cairo, Egypt2Institut fur Technische Chemie, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Hannover, Germany3J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Prague , Czech Republic,4Institut fur Physikalische Chemie and Elektrochemie, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Hannover, Germany,5Institut fur Technische Chemie, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Microwave-Assisted Flow Synthesis of Nanostructured TiO2 PhotocatalystsWai Kwong Ching1, 2,King Lun Yeung2

1Environmental Engineering Program and 2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, theHong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay,Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mechanism of Titanate Nanotube Synthesis under Microwave IrradiationShammi Akter Ferdoussi1, Wai Kwong Ching1, 2, King Lun Yeung1

1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2Environmental Engineering ProgramThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Photocatalytic Characterisation of Rutile Nanoparticles Prepared Via Low-Temperature SynthesisMatic Krivec1, Ricardo A. Segundo2, Rita R. N. Marques2, Adrian M. T. Silva2, Goran Dražić1

1 Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia2 FEUP-University of Porto,Porto, Portugal

Synthesis of Monodispersed TiO2 Nanoparticles by a Sol-Gel MethodChangseok Han1, Miguel Pelaez1, Vlassis Likodimos2, Athanassios G. Kontos2,Polycarpos Falaras2 and Dionysios D. Dionysiou1*

1University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati, Ohio, USA2NCSR Demokritos, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece

5. UV Photocatalysis

Separation of Ilmenite after Photocatalytic Decolourization of Methylene Blueunder UV RadiationA. López–Vásquez *1, C. Ibarra Ch.1, K. Benitez G. 1, J. Zuleta2 and H. Ramírez3

1Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia2Universidad Libre, Bogotá, Colombia3Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

Effect of TiO2 Surface Properties on the Photocatalytic Oxidation and MechanismsChuncheng Chen, Wanhong Ma, Hongwei Ji, Jincai ZhaoInstitute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Methyl Orange Degradation by Photocatalysis in Two Small Scale Multi ChamberedFluidised Photo ReactorsNathan Skillen, Morgan Adams and Peter K. J. RobertsonThe Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

The Magnetic Field Effect on the ZVI Induced Oxidation ProcessDong-hyo Kim, Jungwon Kim, and Wonyong Choi*Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang , Korea

Photosensitized Oxidation of 9,10, Dimethylanthracene on Dye-Doped Silica ParticlesElim Albiter, Salvador Alfaro, Miguel A. Valenzuela*

ESIQIE-Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Zacatenco, México City, México

Photocatalytic Oxidation of 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene in the Presence of OzoneD. Tomova1, V. Iliev1, S. Rakovsky1, M. Anachkov1, A. Eliyas1, G. Li Puma2

1Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria2Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Photocatalytic Decomposition of Gaseous Isopropanol by UV/TiO2 Process underControlled Periodic IlluminationWei-Ming Hou and Young KuNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan

4-Chlorophenol Degradation using Dioxide Titanium NanotubesA. Larios1, R. Gómez1, S. A. Lozano-Morales2, E. Navarro-Cerón2, J. Guzmán-Mendoza2

1Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, México, D.F. México2Nacional Unidad Legaría, Colonia Irrigación, D. F. México

On-Line Photocatalytic Degradation Monitoring of 2,4-D, Dicamba and AtrazineUsing TiO2 by Multisyringe Flow Injection SystemCarmín Chávez1, Jorge Guzmán1,*, Laura Hinojosa1, Aracely Hernández1, Laura Ferrer2,Víctor Cerdà2

1 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México2 University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Heteropolycompounds as Copper Source for Cyanide Removal PhotocatalystAida Liliana barbosa López1*, Isel Castro Sierra1, Carlos Ortega Zuñiga1, Julio Palma 2

1University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia2 Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New Haven, CT, United States

Obtaining TiO2 Chitosan and Iron Chitosan Membranes as PotentialsPhotocatalysts in Cyanide RemovalAida Liliana Barbosa López*, Luz Mary Mesino PachecoUniversity of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia

Photocatalytic Removal of Toxic Arsenic Species from Water Samples Using ZnO as aCatalystNidia Rivera Reyna1, Laura Hinojosa Reyes1,*, Jorge Guzman-Mar1, Aracely Hernández-Ramírez1,Yong Cai2, Kevin O'Shea2

1 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León., Nuevo León, México2 Florida International University, Miami, Fl, USA

6. Applications

Study of Printing Industrial Wastewater Photodegradation with TiO2/Bi2O3 SystemA. López–Vásquez *1, A. F. Suárez1, N. Agudelo1 and D. Portela2

1 Universidad Libre, Bogotá, Colombia2 Universidad de América, Bogotá, Colombia

TiO2-Al Based Monolithic Photocatalyst for Indoor Air TreatmentMaría Muñoz-Vicente1, Marta Sánchez-Muñoz1, Silvia Suarez1, Mª Dolores Hernández-Alonso1 andBenigno Sánchez1

1Enviromental Applications of Solar Radiation in Air CIEMAT-PSA, Madrid, Spain

A New Diffused Aeration Photocatalytic Reactor (DAPR) for Organics Removal fromOil-In-Water Samples: Study of the Beneficial Effect of Air-StrippingD. Cazoir*, L. Fine, C. Ferronato, J.-M. ChovelonUniversité de Lyon 1, UMR CNRS 5256, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environnement de Lyon(IRCELYON), Villeurbanne, France

Photocatalytic Aerogel Filter for Air Purification and DecontaminationWai Kwong Ching1, 2, Dr. Shengli Cao1, 2, King Lun Yeung2

1Environmental Engineering Program and 2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, theHong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

H2 Production with TiO2-WO3 Semiconductors in the Water Splitting ReactionA. Pérez-Larios1, R. A. Gómez1, A. Lozano-Morales2

1Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, México D.F.2Nacional Unidad Legaría, Colonia Irrigación, México, D. F. México

H2 Production with TiO2-CoO Semiconductors using Aqueous SolutionA. Pérez-Larios1, R. Gómez1, A. Lozano-Morales2

1Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, México D.F.2Nacional Unidad Legaría, Colonia Irrigación, D. F. México

Effect of Electron Acceptors in TiO2 PhotocatalysisVeronica Diesen and Mats JonssonRoyal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Full Scale Air-Purifying Pavement in Hengelo, the NetherlandsMaría de los Milagros Ballari, Jos BrouwersEindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Standardization of Photocatalysis in EuropeC. Guillard 1, P. Kaluzny2

1 Convenor of WG2 “Photocatalytic Air treatment”, IRCELYON, UMR CNRS-Université Lyon-1,Villeurbanne Cedex, FRANCE2 Chairman of CEN/TC386“Photocatalysis”TERA Environnement,Crolles, FRANCE