Photocatalytic Activity Enhancement of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

Mohamed A. Barakat is a Professor of Environmental sciences at the Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. and a Professor of Environmental sciences and Mineral Technology in  the Central Metallurgical R& D Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt. Prof. Barakat has been awarded the following prizes, Prize of excellence in Articles Citation, KAU, Saudi Arabia, 2011, Prize of excellence in Scientific Publications, KAU, Saudi Arabia, 2010, King Hassan II Prize for Environment, Morocco, 2008, National Award of the  Environment , Academy of Science, Egypt, 2003, Listed in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2003. Additionally, Prof. Barakat has published 61 articles in ISI Journals, 8 reports of research project, and  50 presentations in International Conferences. He has been awarded the following fellowships, DAAD Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Wuppertal, Germany, 2008, Postdoc, Department of Materials Sc.., University of Delaware, USA, 2003- 2004. ,and Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil & Environmental Eng., University of Delaware, USA, 2001.

• Introduction.- Fundamentals and mechanism of TiO2 photocatalysis.- Photocatalysis enhancement routes.-ApplicationsWastewater treatment.- Visible light photocatalysis.- Conclusions