synthesis and photocatalytic applications Ikram, Muhammad creator author. Bari, Muhammad Ahsaan author. Institute of Physics (Great Britain) publisher. text bibliography enk 2024 monographic eng access 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). This reference text covers the recent developments in the synthesis of BiOX and their applications in the production of energy and the purification of wastewater. The book begins with an overview of bismuth as well as bismuth oxyhalides and the fabrication process. It then reviews the state-of-the-art improvements in bismuth oxyhalides including elemental doping, surface modification and many others. Photocatalytic applications of bismuth oxyhalides along with their experimental and theoretical studies are discussed. The book also explores bismuth oxyhalides for wastewater treatment, reduction of carbon dioxide, and nitrogen fixation and finally, the various issues and potential solutions that could help with the development of effective photocatalytic bismuth oxyhalides. 1. Bismuth based materials -- 1.1. Bismuth -- 1.2. Properties of bismuth -- 1.3. Bismuth based materials -- 1.4. Synthesis of bismuth-based photocatalysts 2. Overview and synthesis route of BiOX -- 2.1. Hydrothermal method -- 2.2. Solvothermal method -- 2.3. Hydrolysis method -- 2.4. Precipitation method -- 2.5. Ultrasonic/microwave-assisted method -- 2.6. Two-phase method -- 2.7. Physical method 3. Efforts to improve the efficiency of BiOX photocatalysts -- 3.1. Heterojunction -- 3.2. Elemental doping -- 3.3. Defect engineering -- 3.4. Thickness tuning -- 3.5. Strain modulation -- 3.6. Facet control -- 3.7. Solid solution -- 3.8. Microstructure modulation -- 3.9. Bismuth-rich strategy -- 3.10. Carbonaceous materials compounding 4. Air purification and energy applications -- 4.1. Photocatalyst -- 4.2. Photocatalytic mechanisms -- 4.3. Photocatalytic oxygen (O2) evolution -- 4.4. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution -- 4.5. Photocatalytic nitrogen fixation -- 4.6. Carbon dioxide photoreduction -- 4.7. Organic syntheses 5. Water purification applications -- 5.1. Water pollution -- 5.2. BiOX photocatalysts : principle pollutant degradation mechanism -- 5.3. Degradation of organic pollutants -- 5.4. The removal of heavy metals -- 5.5. Water disinfection -- 6. Future prospects. Early-career researchers, postgraduate students and experienced researchers working with the oxyhalides of bismuth and their photocatalytic applications. specialized Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Ahsaan Bari. "Version: 20240301"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. Muhammad Ikram is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Government College University Lahore, a position he has held since 2017. He received his PhD from GCU Lahore in 2015 through the Pak-US joint project in conjunction with the University of Delaware. He received the Seal of Excellence Marie Sk±odowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship in 2017 and 2020, and he was included in the top 2% of scientists from Pakistan announced by Stanford University in 2021 and 2022. He was awarded an IOP outstanding reviewer award in nanoscience and nanotechnology in 2021 and is the author of over 200 international publications and five books with an h-index of 42. Muhammad Ahsaan Bari obtained his Master's degree in Material Physics from GCU Lahore in 2022. He completed his M. Phil research work in the Solar Cell Applications Laboratory at GCU Lahore and later worked as Research Associate in the same Laboratory on the field of catalytic and photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes. Bismuth compounds Halides Inorganic compounds Synthesis Photocatalysis Nanostructured materials Industrial use Materials science TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General TP245.B5 I473 2024eb Release 24 2024 collection 9780750359344 9780750359337 https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-5934-4 https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-5934-4 Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. CaBNVSL 240411 20251030124832.0 9780750359344 eng