Photocatalysis Approach for Environmental Applications
暫譯: 光催化在環境應用中的方法

目前，全球許多技術進步受到材料科學及其應用理解不足的限制。全球的材料科學初學研究者在發展其研究時面臨很大的困難。本書旨在針對材料科學的本科生和研究人員，提供對半導體材料在環境應用方面潛力的更深入理解，例如可再生能源、能源儲存系統以及退化環境的修復。

Marcio A. P. Almeida, Ph.D., has done graduation in Chemistry from the State University of Maranhão and obtained his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in 2013. He did his post-doctorate from Chemistry Institute in UNESP in 2013 in nanomaterials physical-chemistry and their applications as photocatalytic and photoluminescente materials. He is Professor of Federal University of Maranhão, where it been highlighted as a newly hired researcher professor in functionalized nanomaterials. In 2018, has developed research at the field of renewable energy (solar cell) in the College of Science & Engineering, Flinders University. Currently, he has a lot of experience in obtaining functionalized nanomaterials forward application catalytic.

Surender K. Sharma, Ph.D., is a faculty in Physics at Central University of Punjab, India. He has received his Ph.D. in Physics with specialization in Materials Science from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India in collaboration with Inter University of Accelerator Centre, New Delhi. He was recipient of FAPEMA Senior Researcher Award in 2015. His current research is focused on the development of smart materials for magnetic, energy, environmental and biomedical applications.

Geraldo E. Luz Jr., Ph.D., He graduated in Chemistry from the Federal University of Piauí (2001), and has a master's degree in Chemistry from the Federal University of Piauí (2003) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2010). He is Associate Professor IV at the State University of Piauí, where he is also coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Chemistry and was Pro-Rector of Research and Postgraduate Studies. Between 2020 and 2023, he was the Coordinator of Regional 1 (North, Northeast, and Central-West) of the Brazilian Catalysis Society (SBCat). He served as Manager and Technical-Scientific Director of the Piauí State Research Support Foundation (FAPEPI). At the postgraduate level, he works with the Postgraduate Programs in Chemistry at the Federal (UFPI) and State (UESPI) Universities of Piauí, with guidance at master's and doctoral levels. He has experience in Chemistry, with an emphasis on Heterogeneous Catalysis, working in photocatalysis and heterogeneous photoelectrocatalysis, development of semiconductor oxide systems, and solar energy conversion.

Elson Longo, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus and Head of the Department of Chemistry at UFSCar, Professor HONORIS CAUSA at UFPB. Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Physics Institute of USP-São Carlos, he has published more than 1,406 articles in international journals, Index H 88, 39,788 citations, has 39 requests for privileges and generated more than 1300 works in conferences in the last 13 years. He developed more than 42 projects and agreements with the Federal and State governments, and also with companies (with CSN alone there were more than 45 projects). He supervised and co-supervised more than 170 theses and dissertations. He has received more than 23 awards and honorable mentions. He maintains strong exchanges with national and international research institutions in Spain, France, USA and Italy. He is the Director of the Center for the Development of Functional Materials (CDMF/FAPESP), which was designed for the development of basic and technological research, teaching and technology transfer to the private sector. He is also a member of the World Academy of Ceramics, of the Academy of Sciences of the State of São Paulo (ACIESP), and of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Laécio S. Cavalcante, Ph.D., He is currently Adjunct Professor 3 at the State University of Piauí-UESPI at the Natural Sciences Center (CCN) of the Department of Chemistry. He teaches classes in General, Inorganic, and Instrumental Chemistry. He is a researcher with a CNPq productivity grant at the PQ-E level and a permanent member of the postgraduate programs in Chemistry (PPGQ) -UESPI and Materials Science and Engineering (PPGCM). He has also been conducting research in the GERATEC-CETEM-GrEEnTec laboratories since 2013 at Brazil-Teresina-PI. He has published seven book chapters, as well as around 167 scientific papers, most of them in top-level international journals on themes related to semiconductor materials (Synthesis methods, Structural characterization, Cluster coordination, Photoluminescence, Photocatalysis, Colorimetry, Sensors, Bactericide, Supercapacitors, and Catalysts). It has an index-H: 58 (Scopus), index-H: 55 (Web of Science), and index-H: 64 with more than 10,000 citations in Google Scholar. His name is ranked at 2% of the World's top-cited Scientists; published on 4 October 2023 at Elsevier Data Repository.

**Marcio A. P. Almeida, Ph.D.**，畢業於馬拉尼昂州立大學化學系，並於2013年在聖卡洛斯聯邦大學（UFSCar）獲得無機化學博士學位。他於2013年在聖保羅州立大學化學研究所完成博士後研究，專注於納米材料的物理化學及其作為光催化和光致發光材料的應用。他是馬拉尼昂聯邦大學的教授，並在功能化納米材料方面被認為是一位新聘的研究教授。2018年，他在弗林德斯大學科學與工程學院開展可再生能源（太陽能電池）領域的研究。目前，他在獲取功能化納米材料以應用於催化方面擁有豐富的經驗。

**Surender K. Sharma, Ph.D.**，是印度旁遮普中央大學物理系的教員。他在印度希馬查爾邦大學（Shimla）獲得材料科學專業的物理博士學位，並與新德里的加速器中心（Inter University of Accelerator Centre）合作。他於2015年獲得FAPEMA高級研究員獎。其當前研究專注於開發用於磁性、能源、環境和生物醫學應用的智能材料。

**Geraldo E. Luz Jr., Ph.D.**，他於2001年畢業於皮奧伊聯邦大學化學系，並於2003年獲得該校的化學碩士學位，於2010年在里約熱內盧聯邦大學獲得化學博士學位。他是皮奧伊州立大學的副教授IV，並擔任化學研究所研究生課程的協調員，曾任研究與研究生學習的副校長。在2020年至2023年間，他擔任巴西催化學會（SBCat）第一區域（北部、東北部和中西部）的協調員。他曾擔任皮奧伊州研究支持基金會（FAPEPI）的經理和技術科學主任。在研究生層面，他在皮奧伊聯邦大學（UFPI）和州立大學（UESPI）的化學研究生課程中工作，指導碩士和博士生。他在化學領域擁有經驗，專注於異相催化，從事光催化和異相光電催化、半導體氧化物系統的開發以及太陽能轉換。

**Elson Longo, Ph.D.**，是UFSCar化學系的名譽教授及系主任，並擔任UFPB的榮譽教授。他在聖保羅大學（USP-São Carlos）物理學院獲得物理化學博士學位，已在國際期刊上發表超過1,406篇文章，H指數88，引用次數39,788，擁有39項專利申請，並在過去13年內參加了超過1,300場會議。他開發了超過42個與聯邦和州政府及企業（僅與CSN就有超過45個項目）合作的項目。他指導和共同指導了超過170篇論文和學位論文。他獲得了超過23項獎項和榮譽提名。他與西班牙、法國、美國和意大利的國內外研究機構保持著密切的交流。他是功能材料發展中心（CDMF/FAPESP）的主任，該中心旨在進行基礎和技術研究、教學及技術轉移至私營部門。他還是世界陶瓷學院、聖保羅州科學院（ACIESP）和巴西科學院的成員。

**Laécio S. Cavalcante, Ph.D.**，目前是皮奧伊州立大學（UESPI）自然科學中心（CCN）化學系的副教授3。他教授一般化學、無機化學和儀器化學課程。他是CNPq生產力獎勵計畫PQ-E級的研究員，也是化學研究生課程（PPGQ）和材料科學與工程（PPGCM）的永久成員。自2013年以來，他在巴西特雷西納（Teresina-PI）的GERATEC-CETEM-GrEEnTec實驗室進行研究。他已發表七篇書籍章節，以及約167篇科學論文，其中大多數發表在與半導體材料相關的頂級國際期刊上（合成方法、結構表徵、簇協調、光致發光、光催化、色度計、傳感器、殺菌劑、超級電容器和催化劑）。他的H指數為58（Scopus），H指數為55（Web of Science），H指數為64，在Google Scholar上引用次數超過10,000。他的名字在全球被引用的科學家中排名前2%。