Heterogeneous photocatalysis from fundamentals to possible applications

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This special issue of Catalysis Today Journal, is dedicated to the career of Prof. Vincenzo Augugliaro, University of Palermo, Italy, in the occasion of his retirement in 2015. Prof. Vincenzo Augugliaro was Full Professor of Transport Phenomena at the University of Palermo (Italy) since 1994. He contributed to the fol- lowing research fields: chemical absorption kinetics, biochemical reactor modelling, diffusional kinetics in metallizing alloys and heterogeneous photocatalysis; in this last field he investigated on chemical kinetics of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems, modelling of heterogeneous photoreactors, radiation field in absorbing-reacting media and application of heterogeneous pho- tocatalysis to syntheses processes. He published more than 150 papers in prestigious journals and many chapters in books and is co-author of 4 patents. Prof. Augugliaro was appreciated not only for his important achievements in the field of heterogeneous photocatalysis, but also for his great effort as mentor of many master and PhD chemical engineering students. This special issue contains twenty-four original papers by researchers involved in various aspects of heterogeneous photocatalysis.