{"title":"Reductive Dehalogenation – Challenges of Perfluorinated Organics","authors":"J. Kisała, J. Goclon, D. Pogocki","doi":"10.2174/2665976x02666211117115318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2665976x02666211117115318","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000In this mini-review, the problem of effective elimination of perfluorinated organic micropollutants from aquatic environment has been touched. The extraordinary chemical stability of common\u0000perfluorinated organic surfactants results in unsatisfactory efficiency of conventional treatment processes, which opens perspectives for photocatalytic methods - especially for reductive-dehalogenation. To\u0000tackle this challenge by photocatalysis one have to be aware of objective, physical limits set by very nature of the reduction process, electronic structure chemical stability, and formulation of the catalyst as\u0000well as emission characteristic of the light source. The paper provides some clues for rational design of\u0000reductive-dehalogenation oriented photolytic systems, which are derived on the basis of physical principles, and, rather sparse, experimental examples.\u0000","PeriodicalId":246025,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photocatalysis","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116140329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Babin, Daniel Alvarez Mira, Yashaswa Surya Aryan, Marina García-Agúndez Blanco, P. Poulsen, Sune Thorsteinsson
{"title":"Optical Transmission Losses of a TiO2-based Anti-soiling Coating for Use\u0000in Outdoor Photovoltaic Applications","authors":"M. Babin, Daniel Alvarez Mira, Yashaswa Surya Aryan, Marina García-Agúndez Blanco, P. Poulsen, Sune Thorsteinsson","doi":"10.2174/2665976x02666211022150845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2665976x02666211022150845","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Soiling can be a major challenge for photovoltaic (PV) installations, depending\u0000on their location, as it reduces transmission and can lead to significant losses. Anti-soiling coatings\u0000have been demonstrated to reduce soiling losses and thereby increase PV power production.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000This article investigates the applicability of a titanium-dioxide-based anti-soiling coating\u0000developed by Photocat under the name “ShineOn” for use with PV installations. The main parameter\u0000examined is the optical transmission losses, as this directly translates to performance losses during\u0000non-soiled operations.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Measurements of transmittance are carried out using both indoor laboratory setups as well\u0000as outdoor PV installations, including measurements of the short-circuit current (Isc), incidence angle\u0000modifier (IAM) and spectral transmittance. Investigated samples include both full-sized modules and\u0000custom-made mini-modules containing a single solar cell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000Both indoor and outdoor measurements show minor transmission losses in the range of 0.3 to\u00000.6 % and negligible effects on the IAM. Additionally, observations indicate that samples should be\u0000coated after lamination, as losses for samples coated before lamination are slightly higher.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000As the transmission losses due to the ShineOn coating are small and no additional angular-\u0000dependent losses were observed, the coating is deemed not to be detrimental for PV applications.\u0000Proper assessment of the usefulness requires investigations of the anti-soiling properties, for example,\u0000through test installations in regions with high soiling rates.\u0000","PeriodicalId":246025,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photocatalysis","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116998588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}