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Volume 4 Nano Research & Applications
ISSN: 2471-9838
Notes:
JOINT EVENT
October 04-05, 2018 Moscow, Russia
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2nd Edition of International Conference on
26th International Conference on Advanced Nanotechnology
Materials Technology and Manufacturing Innovations
Advanced Nanotechnology 2018
& Materials-Manufacturing 2018
October 04-05, 2018 Page 38
Jason Zhang
University of Ottawa, Canada
Jason Zhang, Nano Res Appl 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C5-020
Bismuth-based new photocatalysts and associated photoreactors
Bismuth-based semiconductors are promising materials as visible light responsive photocatalysts due to their
suitable band gaps, well-dispersed valence bands, commercial availabilities at reasonable costs, and the possibility
of preparing them under mild conditions. Recent work on the preparation, characterization and activity testing of
Bismuth-based photo active nanomaterials as well as associated photo reactor designs are introduced herein. In order
to enhance the photocatalytic activities of the new materials, different precursors, additives, preparation procedures
and process parameters, and surface treatments were tried to obtain binary and ternary heterostructures, with different
doping, surface modification, nano-particle size and morphology. Application potentials of selected highly-active
new catalysts were evaluated by examining the kinetics of photocatalytic degradations in compatible reactor designs.
Suggestions were made for further work in the area.
Biography
Jason Zhang has completed his post-secondary education in Chemical Engineering at Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin University, and University of
Waterloo respectively. He works at the University of Ottawa as a Full Professor and Vice-Dean of Engineering. He is currently on academic leave at Hebei
University of Technology. He has published over 70 papers in SCI-indexed journals since 2013 and he also serves as an Editorial Board Member in Chinese
Journal of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Advances.