Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and Its Applications

Francesco Parrino is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Trento, Italy. He graduated cum laude in Chemical Engineering from the University of Palermo in 2005 and got a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen–Nürnberg, Germany, in 2009. His research activity deals with the preparation and characterization of photocatalysts for degradation of pollutants and for green synthesis of organic molecules. His scientific production conjugates mechanistic and fundamental aspects of heterogeneous photocatalysis with engineering issues for industrial applications. He has authored approximately 80 joint papers in collaboration with scientists from all over the world and several communications for international conferences on these topics. Leonardo Palmisano was born in Termini Imerese, Italy, in 1950. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry cum laude in1973 from the University of Palermo. He was a full professor of Chemistry in the Department of Engineering, University ofPalermo, since 2000, and although he has now retired, he continues to carry out research. His scientific work mainly focuseson heterogeneous photocatalysis, such as preparation, characterization of many bulk and surface techniques, and testingof various types of bare and doped polycrystalline photocatalysts. He has collaborated with many scientists worldwide,producing joint papers in international journals (~350), many scientific and didactical books, and five patents. He is editorin-chief of the Journal of Photocatalysis and a member of the editorial boards of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,Current Organic Chemistry, International Journal of Photoenergy, Journal of Chemistry, and Journal of Membrane Science& Technology.

• Section 1. Titanium dioxide: synthesis and characterization1. Introduction2. Properties of titanium dioxide3. Structural and electronic properties of TiO2 from first principles calculations4. Synthesis and characterization of titanium dioxide and titanium dioxide-based materialsSection 2. Energy applications5. Synthentic, natural and bioinspired dyes as TiO2 sensitizers in sustainable solar cells6. TiO2-based materials for photocatalytic hydrogen production7. TiO2-based devices for energy-related applications8. Heat transfer by using TiO2 nanofluidsSection 3. TiO2 in our life9. TiO2 as white pigment and valorization of the waste coming from its production10. Titanium dioxide-based nanomaterials: application of their smart properties in biomedicine11. TiO2 in the food industry and cosmetics12. Titanium dioxide: antimicrobial surfaces and toxicity assessment13. Functionalization of glass by TiO2-based self-cleaning coatings14. TiO2 as a source of titanium15. TiO2 in the building sectorSection 4. TiO2 devices and their applications16. TiO2 oxides for chromogenic devices and dielectric mirrors17. TiO2 in memristors and resistive random access memory devices18. Applications of TiO2 in sensor devices19. TiO2 photocatalysis for environmental purposes20. Fine chemistry by TiO2 heterogenous photocatalysis21. Catalytic applications of TiO2