Book title: Nanophotocatalysis and Environmental Applications : Materials and Technology
Editors: Inamuddin, Sharma G, Kumar A, Lichtfouse E, Asiri AM
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
City: Cham
ISBN: 978-3-030-10609-6
Abstract: A serious shortcoming in heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation is its low selectivity to the target contaminants. In this sense, preferential photodegradation by means of molecularly imprinted has been explored in the literature. This chapter aims to review some of latest works in respect of combination of molecularly imprinted with photocatalysis, covering the years from 2013 to 2018. The main findings of some of the latest studied are discussed in terms of organic and inorganic matrixes. The characterization methods applied to the molecularly imprinted photocatalyst (MIP) are also reviewed. Our conclusion is that the use of MIP based either on organic or inorganic matrixes is a promising way to enhance selectivity in the photocatalysis
Template and target information: review - MIPs as photocatalysts
Author keywords: molecularly imprinted, Photocatalyst, titanium dioxide, selectivity, Photocatalysis, Preferential photodegradation, Imprinting factor, Textural characterization, structural characterization, template, extraction