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This book gathers selected research on the preparation, characterization and application of new organic/inorganic composites endowed with photo(electro)catalytic properties for the photocatalytic production of H2. In these pilot studies, the photoactive materials were tested under either UV-visible or, even more conveniently, under visible light for H2 evolution in “sacrificial water splitting” or “photoreforming” systems. In addition, a review article on the use of 2D materials and composites as potential photocatalysts for water splitting is included.

WO3 --- TiO2 --- hydrogen production --- photoelectrocatalysis --- pancake-like porous carbon nitride --- bottom-up method --- water splitting --- visible light photocatalyst --- photocatalyst --- graphene oxide --- phosphorene --- graphitic carbon nitride --- MOFs --- ethanol reforming --- Au catalyst --- Ti3+ defect --- site-specific deposition --- hydrogen --- catalyst --- photocatalysis --- biomass --- solar light --- perovskite --- carbon nitride --- design of experiments --- n/a

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Catalyst lifetime represents one of the most crucial economic aspects in industrial catalytic processes, due to costly shutdowns, catalyst replacements, and proper disposal of spent materials. Not surprisingly, there is considerable motivation to understand and treat catalyst deactivation, poisoning, and regeneration, which causes this research topic to continue to grow. The complexity of catalyst poisoning obviously increases along with the increasing use of biomass/waste-derived/residual feedstocks and with requirements for cleaner and novel sustainable processes. This book collects 15 research papers providing insights into several scientific and technical aspects of catalyst poisoning and deactivation, proposing more tolerant catalyst formulations, and exploring possible regeneration strategies.

cyclic operation --- n/a --- nickel catalysts --- regeneration --- Cu/SSZ-13 --- syngas --- NH3-SCR --- oxysulfate --- Ni-catalyst --- MW incinerator --- iso-octane --- hydrogenation --- dry reforming of methane --- oxysulfide --- Co-Zn/H-Beta --- Low-temperature catalyst --- Rh catalysts --- deactivation --- vanadia species --- SO2 poisoning --- vehicle emission control --- barium carbonate --- sodium ions --- sulfur deactivation --- tetragonal zirconia --- sulfur poisoning --- Liquefied natural gas --- water --- deactivation by coking --- phase stabilization --- catalyst --- NO removal --- physico-chemical characterization --- octanol --- SEM --- aluminum sulfate --- oxygen storage capacity --- unusual deactivation --- diesel --- nitrous oxide --- exhaust gas --- over-reduction --- poisoning --- catalyst deactivation --- ammonium sulfates --- CO2 reforming --- SO3 --- Rh --- in situ regeneration --- copper --- V2O5–WO3/TiO2 catalysts --- palladium sulfate --- Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) --- biogas --- thermal stability --- phthalic anhydride --- octanal --- natural gas --- sulfur-containing sodium salts --- washing --- coke deposition --- vanadia-titania catalyst --- CPO reactor --- homogeneous catalysis --- NOx reduction by C3H8 --- nitrogen oxides --- effect of flow rate --- DeNOx --- catalytic methane combustion --- deactivation mechanism --- TEM --- catalyst durability --- V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalysts

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The energy transition is one of the key approaches in the effort to halt climate changes, and it has become even more essential in the light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Fostering the energy efficiency and the energy independence of the building sector is a focal aim to move towards a decarbonized society. In this context, building physics and building energy systems are fundamental disciplines based on applied physics applications in civil, architectural, and environmental engineering, including technical themes related to the planning of energy and the environment, diagnostic methods, and mitigating techniques. This Special Issue contains information on experimental studies in the following research topics: renewable energy sources, building energy analysis, rational use of energy, heat transmission, heating and cooling systems, thermofluid dynamics, smart energy systems, and energy service management in buildings.

nanocomposite photocatalyst --- environmental remediation --- selective organic transformation --- hydrogen evolution --- disinfection --- Perovskite solar cell --- PMMA --- carbon quantum dots --- down-conversion --- light harvesting --- dye-guest encapsulation --- zeolite --- microporous aluminophosphates --- one-pot synthesis --- hybrid fluorescent system --- white light emitter --- FRET --- hydrogen generation rate --- porous silicon nanopowder --- nanosilicon oxidation --- engineering of silicon nanoparticles --- van der Waals epitaxy --- Bi2Se3 --- mica --- two-dimensional materials --- optoelectronics --- transparent conductive electrode --- electrospinning --- SrTiO3 --- fibers --- photocatalytic --- water splitting --- bandgap --- hydrogen --- titanium dioxide --- photocatalysis --- photodegradation --- phosphomolybdic acid (PMoA) --- polyaniline (PANI) --- protonation --- photochromism --- nanocomposite thin film --- WO3 --- nanocomposites --- heterostructures --- water-splitting --- oxygen evolution --- n/a

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With this book, we wish to honor the lifework of K. Alex Müller and present him with this book on the occasion of his 94th birthday. We are convinced that he will very much enjoy reading it. We would like to thank all contributors to this book, who addressed topics complementary and related to his work. The articles of the book represent the efforts in solid state physics – spanning more than 60 years – which have been groundbreaking in scientific and applied sciences. Many of the current hot topics are derived from this earlier work which has pioneered the way toward new experimental tools and/or refined techniques. From this point of view, the book presents, on one hand, a historical review and, on the other hand, a directory of possible future research.

ferroelastic --- WO3 --- polarons --- polaronic superconductivity --- transition metal dichalcogenides --- magnetic semiconductor spintronics --- n/a --- transition metal oxides --- lattice–spin–charge landscapes --- elasticity --- superconductivity --- cuprates --- magnetic penetration depth --- order parameter --- superconducting gap structure --- Kondo effect --- spin relaxation rate --- magnetic resonance --- strontium titanate --- quantum paraelectricity --- quantum fluctuations --- ferroelectricity --- isotope exchange --- external stress --- polar metal --- phase coexistence --- magnetoelectric multiglass --- Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) --- ENDOR --- Jahn-Teller --- color centers --- 3d impurities --- perovskite --- SrTiO3 --- 18O --- isotope substitution --- SrTiO3/LaAlO3 --- interface --- heterostructure --- tungsten oxide --- phase separation --- cuprate superconductors --- electronic correlations --- NMR --- pseudogap --- perovskite crystals --- Pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect --- multiferroicity --- permittivity --- flexoelectricity --- polar nanoregions --- orientational polarization --- LSCO --- anti-Jahn-Teller effect --- first-principles calculation --- Kamimura-Suwa model --- spin-polarized band --- Hund’s coupling spin-triplet and spin-singlet multiplets --- high-temperature superconductivity --- correlated Femi liquid --- charge density wave --- fluctuation --- strange metal --- coherence length --- granular superconductivity --- Mott transition --- BCS–BEC cross-over --- electron-phonon interaction --- topological insulator --- topological materials --- transition metal dichalcogenide --- helium atom scattering --- perovskite oxides --- phase transitions --- high-temperature cuprate superconductors --- lattice-spin-charge landscapes --- Hund's coupling spin-triplet and spin-singlet multiplets --- BCS-BEC cross-over