Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy

The book collects the lectures and the status reports delivered during the "Eighth International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy", IPS-8, held in Palermo (Italy) from 15th to 20th of July 1990. As usual, the main theme of the Conference was that of making the point about the trends and the developments of the studies related to the photochemical exploitation of solar energy and also to report the main lines of potential applications. Therefore the contributions reflect this point; they vary from those reporting basic and fundamental theories to those reporting cases of possible applications. For the sake of following the logical line which links each other the various contributions, we report the six areas in which the main theme of the conference was devided: (a) Electron and energy transfer in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems; (b) Photosynthesis: organized assemblies and biomimetic systems; (c) Photoelectrochemistry; (d) Photocatalysis: homogeneous and heterogeneous regime; (e) Environment: photochemical and photocatalytic processes; (f) Solar energy materials and photochemical engineering. It remains now to thank persons and institutions which made possible the organization of the Conference. The persons to thank are all the members of the International and National Organizing Committees and in particular Prof. A.Sclafani and Dr. L.Palmisano whose efforts were essential for the success of the Conference.

Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy, IPS-8, held July 15-20, 1990, in Palermo (Italy)

Photoinduced Electron and Energy Transfer in Covalently Linked Supramolecular Systems.- Electron Transfer in Heterogeneous Systems.- Towards an Artificial Photosynthesis. Di-, Tri-,Tetra-, and Heptanuclear Luminescent and Redox Reactive Metal Complexes.- Unidirectional Electron Transfer in The Supramolecules: The Control by an External Magnetic Field.- Electrical Wiring of Redox Enzymes.- Aromatics as Electron Transfer Sensitizers.- Polyelectrolytes: Assessment of Their Possible Role in Future Solar Energy Storage.- Photoelectron Transfer Between Molecules Adsorbed in Restricted Spaces.- Strategies for Mimicking the Primary Events of Bacterial Photosynthesis: Structure, Function, and Mechanism.- Application of Biocatalysts and Artificial Catalysts in Artificial Photosynthetic Assemblies.- Immobilized Photosynthetic Systems for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals.- Improvements in Solar Energy Conversion.- Multielectron Transfer and Cooperative Interfacial Mechanisms in Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion.- Dynamics and Efficiency of Photovoltaic Processes in Supramolecular Structures and Semiconductors.- Mechanisms of Organic Transformations on Semiconductor Particles.- Photocatalysis: Heterogeneous Regime. Catalysts, Adsorption and new Techniques.- Photophysics of Small Semiconductor Clusters: The Effects of Quantum Confinement and Dielectric Confinement.- Photocatalysis and Photoinduced Reactions on Well-Defined Supported Metal Oxides. Molecular Scale Eaction Mechanisms.- Control of Photocatalytic Oxidative Selectivity on Irradiated TiO2 Powders: A Diffuse Reflectance Kinetic Study.- Photocatalytic and Photographic Heterojunctions.- Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Systems for Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy.- Environment: Photochemical and Photocatalytic Processes. Degradation of Organic Compounds.- Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. Photochemical Conversion of Inorganic Substances in the Environment: Hydrogen Sulfide, Cyanides, and Metals.- Direct and Indirect Phototransformations of Chlorophenols and Chlorobenzenes in Laboratory Conditions Relevant to the Aquatic Environment.- Photochemical Conversion of Solar Energy in the Environment.- Utilization of Carbon Dioxide: A Strategy for the Control of its Level in the Atmosphere. the role of the Photoconversion Technology.- Progress in the Applications of Photochemical Conversion and Storage.- Recent Developments in Heterogeneous Photoreactor Modelling.- The Current Status of Solid State Photovoltaic Research at Seri.- Solar-Assisted Photocatalysis for Water Purification: Issues, Data, Questions.- Photochemical Engineering Design Methods. A Rigorous Approach for Homogeneous Systems.- Author Index.