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9:00 - 9:50 (50min)
Plenary
![]() Chair: Silvia Suárez
› Converting Methane to Fuels and Fixing Nitrogen with Atomically-Engineered Plasmon Catalysts
- Jennifer Dionne, Stanford University
09:00-09:50 (50min)
9:50 - 10:50 (1h)
Solar Fuels
![]() Chairs: Silvia Suárez & Jennifer Dionne
› Metal oxides and sulfides photocatalysts for Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction
- Akihiko Kudo, Tokyo University of Sciences [Tokyo] - Yuichi Yamaguchi, Tokyo University of Science
09:50-10:05 (15min)
› Photo-promoted Thermocatalytic Methanol Steam Reforming over Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Production
- Tarek Kandiel, Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM) at KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
10:05-10:20 (15min)
› (Photo)thermal chemical looping dry reforming of CO2 and CH4 using Cu/Au and
- Tasbihi Minoo, Technical University of Berlin / Technische Universität Berlin, SRH University of Applied Science
10:20-10:35 (15min)
› Photoreforming of organics for H2 production in the presence of Nb2O5 or TiO2 - carbon photocatalysts
- Giuseppe Marcì, Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo
10:35-10:50 (15min)
10:50 - 11:10 (20min)
Coffee break
![]() 11:15 - 13:15 (2h)
Solar Fuels
![]() Chairs: Cláudia Gomes Silva & Jia-Hong Pan
› Degradation Pathways Under Hydrothermal Catalysis Assisted by Photocatalysis for energy production
- Chantal Guillard, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de LYon
11:15-11:30 (15min)
› Photo-reforming of organic compounds for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals
- Ilaria Berruti, CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería
11:30-11:45 (15min)
› Photoconversion of aqueous carbon dioxide into aliphatic acids using copper and iron oxides at solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency of ~5%
- Hyunwoong Park, Kyungpook National University
11:45-12:00 (15min)
› Dual Photocatalytic Routes for Plastic Waste Upcycling and Mineralization Using Alkalized Carbon Nitride
- Sanguk Son, Yonsei University
12:00-12:15 (15min)
› Controlled Periodic Illumination for Increasing the HER Efficiency Over Metal-TiO2 Nanoparticles
- Francesco Pellegrino, Dipartimento di Chimica [Torino]
12:15-12:30 (15min)
› A Comprehensive Analytical Model for Front and Back Illuminated Electrodes in Photoelectrochemical Cells
- MARIA ISABEL DIEZ GARCIA, Universidad de Alicante
12:30-12:45 (15min)
› Enhanced Photocatalytic Methanol Formation through Dual Z-scheme Charge Transfer in Titania Nanotubes Co-deposited with Copper and Vanadium Oxide
- Samar Al Jitan, University of Antwerp
12:45-13:00 (15min)
› Hydrogenated TiO2 nanoparticles: origin of the enhanced photocatalytic properties for the degradation of some pollutants and hydrogen production
- José A. Pérez-Omil, Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Microscopía Electrónica y Materiales, IMEYMAT, Universidad de Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain
13:00-13:15 (15min)
13:15 - 14:25 (1h10)
Lunch
![]() 14:30 - 15:00 (30min)
Keynote
![]() Chair: John Anthony Byrne
› Greatly Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production at High Light Intensity Using Anthraquinone-modified TiO2
- Jonathan Bloh, DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut
14:30-15:00 (30min)
›15:00 (1h15)
› ETSII - Auditorium
15:00 - 16:15 (1h15)
Photocatalytic Synthesis
![]() Chairs: John Anthony Byrne & Jonathan Bloh
› Photoelectrosynthetic reactions on n-type semiconductor photoelectrodes
- Josef Krýsa, Department of Inorganic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
15:00-15:15 (15min)
› Light-driven nitrogen fixation to ammonia over aqueous-dispersed Mo-doped TiO2 colloidal nanocrystals
- Laura Collado, IMDEA Energy
15:15-15:30 (15min)
› Bi-based perovskite for efficient photoreduction of CO2 to CO
- Jie Tian, Guangxi University
15:30-15:45 (15min)
› Exfoliation of D-A polymers for enhancing their photocatalytic production of H₂O₂
- Jorge Plaza Morales, Rey Juan Carlos University
15:45-16:00 (15min)
› Understanding and Enhancing the Photocatalytic NOR on d-Metal-modified TiO2
- Merlin Gutgesell, Technical University Munich
16:00-16:15 (15min)
16:15 - 16:40 (25min)
Coffee break
![]() ›16:45 (1h15)
› ETSII - Auditorium
16:45 - 18:00 (1h15)
Solar Energy Conversion
![]() Chairs: Urska Lavrencic Stangar & Yaron Paz
› BiVO4 - Liquid Junction Photovoltaic Cell with 0.2% Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency
- Frank Osterloh, University of California, Davis
16:45-17:00 (15min)
› Transparent ZnO electrodes with near metallic conductivity from solution-based methods: how precursor design is key to scalable technology
- Clara Sanchez-Perez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos = Rey Juan Carlos University
17:00-17:15 (15min)
› Self-Healing in Photovoltaic Materials: Chemical Insights from Antimony Chalcogenides and Chalcohalides
- Eran Edri, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
17:15-17:30 (15min)
› Selenium as a solar material
- Peter Vesborg, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet = Technical University of Denmark
17:30-17:45 (15min)
› High-performance perovskite solar cells and the modules
- Songyuan Dai, North China Electric Power University
17:45-18:00 (15min)
18:00 - 18:45 (45min)
Flash communications 3
![]() Chairs: Moritz Lang & Juliana Souza
› Photocatalytic inactivation pathways of E. coli bacteria using bismuth oxyiodide photocatalysts
- Andrea Martinez-Topete, Institute of Construction Science Eduardo Torroja, IETcc-CSIC, Madrid, Spain, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain
18:00-18:03 (03min)
› K-HEALTHinAIR Project: Annual monitoring of air quality in hospital enviroments and its impact in health.
- Alberto Rodríguez López, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
18:03-18:06 (03min)
› Photocatalytic ring hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol over cocatalyst-loaded TiO2
- Atsuya Inagaki, Kindai University
18:06-18:09 (03min)
› Photocatalytic upcycling of PET into CH4, H2 and high-value liquid products
- Madeline Weisweiller, Technical University of Vienna
18:09-18:12 (03min)
› Photoelectrocatalysis: A sustainable solution for Resource Recovery from wastewater
- Saba Abdolalian, Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre, School of Engineering, Ulster University,
18:12-18:15 (03min)
› Photoexfoliation-Induced Surface Hydroxylation of ZnS(en)₀.₅: Effect on Ni(OH)₂ Photodeposition and Hydrogen Production Enhancement
- Lorena Cerezo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México = National Autonomous University of Mexico
18:15-18:18 (03min)
› Photothermal valorisation of CO2 into methanol over Cu/ZnO/Al2O3
- Daniel Jiménez, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica
18:18-18:21 (03min)
› Remediation of Indoor Air Quality through Photocatalytic VOCs Removal on construction materials
- Elean Alvarez, Instituto Eduardo Torroja de Ciencias de la Construcción, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
18:21-18:24 (03min)
› Shaping Nanocrystals to Understand Catalysis: Case Study of Fe2O3 and In2O3
- Jatin Chauhan, Vienna University of Technology = Technische Universität Wien
18:24-18:27 (03min)
› Sol-gel Synthesis of SrTiO3 Enables Enhanced Overall Water Splitting Activity by Al/ Ga doping and in-situ formation of a SrTiO3/SrCO3 heterojunction
- Lion Schumacher, University of Bayreuth
18:27-18:30 (03min)
› Stability of CuBi2O4 Photocathodes for Solar-Driven Reduction Reactions
- Jakub Rusek, Department of Inorganic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
18:30-18:33 (03min)
› The influence of Ti3C2 MXene concentration on the photoactivity of P25
- Laura Lakatos, Laura Lakatos
18:33-18:36 (03min)
› TiO2 NB/Bi3O4Br Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic degradation of paracetamol
- Sajad Ahmadi, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
18:36-18:39 (03min)
› Water based green sol-gel synthesis of TiO2 sol for photocatalytic water and air purification coatings with self-cleaning nature
- Muhammad Ayyaz, Politecnico di Milano [Milan], Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
18:39-18:42 (03min)
› Photocatalytic destruction of Escherichia coli in water using slurry and rotating-disk photocatalytic reactors
- Kathryn Ralphs, Queen's University [Belfast]
18:42-18:45 (03min)
18:45 - 20:00 (1h15)
Poster session 2
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› Comparison of binders in terms of activity and stability of Pt/TiO2 photocatalyst films for green hydrogen production
- Tasbihi Minoo, Technical University of Berlin / Technische Universität Berlin, SRH University of Applied Science
18:45-18:45 ()
› Evaluation of Ga₂O₃–TiO₂ heterojunction photocatalysts for water treatment
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18:46-18:46 ()
› Design of TiO2 monolithic ceramic photocatalyst for water purification
- Nobuaki NEGISHI, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and technology
18:47-18:47 ()
› Enhanced adsorption ability and photocatalytic efficiency of supported layered double hydroxides
- A.Neren Ökte, Boǧaziçi üniversitesi = Boğaziçi University [Istanbul]
18:48-18:48 ()
› Junctions, Charge Transfer Energetics, and Surface Recombination Sites Control Energy Conversion with a Gallium Phosphide Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution
- Frank Osterloh, University of California, Davis
18:49-18:49 ()
› Highly fluorinated g-C3N4 for photocatalytic applications
- Julien Parmentier, Institut de Sciences des Matériaux de Mulhouse
18:50-18:50 ()
› Influence of different antioxidants on the properties of photoactive starch based TiO2 nanocomposites
- Francesco Parrino, University of Trento, Via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento (Italy)
18:51-18:51 ()
› Preparation and Characterization of Photocatalytically Active g-C₃N₄ Coatings with Camphor-Induced Porosity for the Efficient Degradation of Antibiotic Pollutants
- Sylvia Patakyova, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology
18:52-18:52 ()
› Photooxidation of As(III) in aqueous solution by heteropolyacid-modified natural ilmenite
- Julio A. Pedraza-Avella, Universidad Industrial de Santander
18:53-18:53 ()
› Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 in water by alkali-treated natural ilmenite
- Julio A. Pedraza-Avella, Universidad Industrial de Santander
18:54-18:54 ()
› Electrochemically synthesized copper-tungsten oxides as photo-cathodes for photo-electrochemical water splitting
- Yoanna Penkova, Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems
18:55-18:55 ()
› Plasma activated water combined with solar disinfection and UVC in the Enterococcus faecalis inactivation
- Jesús Quintana Terriza, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, CEDRION
18:56-18:56 ()
› Immobilisation of photocatalysts on spider silk-based membranes for continuous hydrogen production
- Kevin Ries, University of Bayreuth
18:58-18:58 ()
› The chemistry point of view on porous silicon: oxide-free foils with seamless detachability through modulation of electrolyte composition
- Clara Sanchez-Perez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos = Rey Juan Carlos University
18:59-18:59 ()
› Exploring the disinfection of aquaculture matrices by Ga2O3/UV-C photocatalysis
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19:00-19:00 ()
› Photocatalytic Oxidation of Anisyl Alcohol using Carbon Nitride/Perovskite Composites
- Maria J. Sampaio, Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
19:01-19:02 (01min)
› Electrodeposited BiVO₄ Photoanodes for Solar-Driven Water Splitting and Organic Pollutant Degradation
- Michelangelo Sistilii, Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan, Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico
19:02-19:02 ()
› P-modified g-C3N4 for solar-driven photocatalytic H2O2 synthesis
- Treesa Stephen, Institut de chimie et procédés pour l'énergie, l'environnement et la santé (ICPEES)
19:03-19:03 ()
› Nanostructure ZnO Coatings as Antiviral Surfaces: Influence of Synthesis Methodology on Photocatalytic Efficiency
- Carlos Sotelo Vázquez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos = Rey Juan Carlos University
19:04-19:04 ()
› Thin film design: how does the architecture of rutile and anatase impact the photocatalytic properties?
- Kaja Spilarewicz, Department of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30 - 387 Kraków, Poland
19:05-19:05 ()
› What determines the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4-CoxOy in methanol photoreforming?
- Kaja Spilarewicz, Department of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30 - 387 Kraków, Poland
19:06-19:06 ()
› Photocatalytic films – from glass to polymers
- Andraž Šuligoj, University of Ljubljana Faculty of chemistry and chemical technology, National Institute of Chemistry [Llubljana]
19:07-19:07 ()
› Effect of vanadium pentoxide on the material characteristics and photocatalytic activity of strontium titanates
- Lilla Szalma, Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry, University of Szeged
19:08-19:08 ()
› Characterization of lead-free Cs2SnI6 perovskite and its ecotoxic effects on isopods
- Lilla Szalma, Lilla Szalma
19:09-19:09 ()
› DACs@TiO2-x for photothermalcatalysis of polyethylene
- Jie Tian, Guangxi University
19:10-19:10 ()
› Fabrication and Characterization of Dual-Phase Tungsten Oxide Thin Films Made by Direct Patterning
- Blecha Tomáš, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology
19:11-19:11 ()
› Photocatalytic Approaches for Plastic Degradation in Water
- Laura Valenzuela, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Alcalá, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
19:12-19:12 ()
› A kinetics of singlet oxygen generation on printed photoactive layer
- Maria Vesela, Brno University of Technology
19:13-19:13 ()
› UV-B disposable dosimeter
- Michal Vesely, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology
19:14-19:14 ()
› Inverse Opal Titania Modified with Gold for Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity
- Lei Wang, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University
19:15-19:15 ()
› Photocatalytic pre-treatment of lignin as a strategy to boost biogas production
- Petra Wojnarová, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Institute of Environmental Technology
19:16-19:16 ()
› Photoactivity of WO3 films by liquid phase deposition
- Paweł Wyżga, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University
19:17-19:17 ()
› On Distinguishing Energy and Electron Transfer in Photocatalytic Processes of Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Dots
- Kasidid Yaemsunthorn, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology
19:18-19:18 ()
› Enhanced photodegradation of tetracycline using graphene-like biochar-modified iodine/nitrogen co-doped TiO2 (g-B/I-TiO2)
- Ching Yuan, National University of Kaohsiung
19:19-19:19 ()
› C3N3S3 (TMT) with cobalt as a new material for photo- and photoelectrochemical water splitting
- Kamila Zarębska, University of Warsaw
19:20-19:20 ()
› Pt-loaded TiO₂ photocatalysts: Correlation between Schottky barrier height and photocatalytic performance
- Gregor Žerjav, National Institute of Chemistry, Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Technology
19:21-19:21 ()
› Photocatalytic Reactor Design for Water Treatment: Organic Pollutant Degradation using 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) as a Model Compound
- Yan Zhou, Queen's University [Belfast]
19:22-19:22 ()
› Characterization of PbS/C/PVDF-based Electrodes for CO2RR into HCOOH
- Samira Kaci, (CRTSE) centre de recherche en technologies des semiconducteurs pour l'énergitiques
19:23-19:23 ()
› Design of Photocathodes Enhanced Properties for CO2 photoelectroreduction using Pyramid/Nanowire Texturized Silicon coated with Naostructured PbS Thin Films
- Samira Kaci, (CRTSE) centre de recherche en technologies des semiconducteurs pour l'énergitiques
19:24-19:24 ()
› Cl-doped Polypyrrole for Photocatalytic Green Hydrogen Peroxide Production
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19:25-19:25 ()
› Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Optimized Coating Strategies for Photo Flow Reactors
- Malek Ibrahim, Redeem Solar Technologies GmbH
19:26-19:26 ()
› Modeling and Simulation of Decorated Graphene Oxide for Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen
- Khaoula El Asame, Laboratory of Condensed Matter and Interdisciplinary Sciences (LaMCScI), Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, B.P. 1014, Rabat, Morocco
19:27-19:27 ()
› TiO₂/ZnGa2O4:Cr3+/Pt composite for high-efficiency photocatalytic hydrogen production
- Juliana De Souza, Universidade Federal do ABC = Federal University of ABC = Université Fédérale de l'ABC [Brazil]
19:28-19:28 ()
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