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Contributions of Women in the Photocatalysis Field
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Contributions of Women in the Photocatalysis Field

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical and Molecular Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 2349

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Carolina Belver

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Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: chemical engineering; materials science; adsorption; photocatalysis; semiconductors; MOFs
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Dr. Maria José Fernandes Sampaio

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Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Interests: chemical engineering; environmental science; photocatalytic science and technology; semiconductors; solar fuels; photocatalytic devices; green chemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Heterogeneous photocatalysis has focused on the development of optical semiconductors for applications, such as water/wastewater treatments and solar fuel production. This Special Issue seeks to highlight the research achieved by female scientists as the co-authors (including the first and corresponding author), increasing their visibility in the wider photocatalysis community. Authors with expertise in the use of optical semiconductor derivatives for photo-induced technologies, ranging from environmental remediation to solar fuel production, among others, are cordially invited to submit their manuscripts to this Special Issue of the Applied Sciences Journal. Significant full papers and review articles are welcome. The topics of the Special Issue will cover various aspects of photocatalysis in all of its diversity, as well as other areas on the boundaries, such as materials science and engineering and nanotechnology.

Prof. Dr. Carolina Belver
Dr. Maria José Fernandes Sampaio
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • photocatalysis
  • optical semiconductors
  • metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
  • photocatalytic materials
  • water and air treatment
  • artificial photosynthesis
  • photocatalytic water splitting
  • CO2 reduction
  • nitrogen fixation
  • photoelectrochemistry
  • photocatalytic reaction engineering

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Zinc(II) Sulfanyltribenzoporphyrazines with Bulky Peripheral Substituents—Synthesis, Photophysical Characterization, and Potential Photocytotoxicity
by Patrycja Koza, Tomasz Koczorowski, Dariusz T. Mlynarczyk and Tomasz Goslinski
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(13), 6825; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app12136825 - 05 Jul 2022
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The study’s aim was to synthesize new unsymmetrical sulfanyl zinc(II) porphyrazines and subject them to physicochemical and electrochemical characterization and also an initial acute toxicity assessment. The procedure was initiated from a commercially available dimercaptomaleonitrile disodium salt and o-phthalonitrile using Linstead’s macrocyclization reaction [...] Read more.
The study’s aim was to synthesize new unsymmetrical sulfanyl zinc(II) porphyrazines and subject them to physicochemical and electrochemical characterization and also an initial acute toxicity assessment. The procedure was initiated from a commercially available dimercaptomaleonitrile disodium salt and o-phthalonitrile using Linstead’s macrocyclization reaction conditions, which led to magnesium(II) tribenzoporphyrazine with 4-(3,5-dibutoxycarbonylphenoxy)butylthio substituents. The obtained macrocycle was demetallated with trifluoroacetic acid and subsequently remetallated with zinc(II) acetate toward the zinc(II) porphyrazine derivative. The zinc(II) tribenzoporphyrazine with 4-(3,5-dibutoxycarbonylphenoxy)butylthio substituents was then subjected to the reduction reaction with LiAlH4, yielding zinc(II) tribenzoporphyrazine with 4-[3,5-di(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]butylthio substituents. The new zinc(II) tribenzoporphyrazines were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, various NMR techniques (1HNMR, 13CNMR, 1H-1H COSY, 1H-13C HSQC, and 1H-13C HMBC), and mass spectrometry. In the UV-Vis spectra, both macrocycles revealed characteristic Soret and Q-bands, whose positions were dependent on the solvent used for the measurements. Zinc(II) tribenzoporphyrazines were studied using electrochemical and photochemical methods, including the singlet oxygen generation assessment. Both zinc(II) porphyrazines revealed high singlet oxygen generation quantum yield values of up to 0.59 in DMSO, which indicates their potential photosensitizing potential for photodynamic therapy. In addition, new derivatives were subjected to a Microtox® bioluminescence assay. Full article
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