Scientific Programme

During conference was presented seven Plenary Lectures (PL, 40 min), 10 Keynote Lectures (KL, 25 min), 47 Oral Communications (20 min), and 28 Student Paper Communications (5 min), complemented by 3 Poster Sessions. See the schedule of scientific program below and or download as pdf file List of Lectures, List of Student Paper Communications and List of Posters.

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SUNDAY, 23TH JUNE 2013

13:00 - 20:00	Registration
20:00 - 21:00	WELCOME COCTAIL (HOTEL DAP)

MONDAY, 24TH JUNE 2013

08:00 - 08:30	Registration
08:30 - 08:40	WELCOME AND OPENING OF SP4 Josef KRYSA, Chairman of SP4 Pavel HASAL, Vice-Rector of ICT Prague
08:40 - 10:25	SESSION 1: SOLAR TO CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION I Session Chair: Petr KLUSON, Czech Republic
08:40 - 09:20	PL 1: Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Structures for DSSCS and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Patrik SCHMUKI, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
09:20 - 09:45	KL 1: Electrochemical Methods to Improve the Performance of Oxide Photocathodes and Photoanodes for Water Splitting Roberto GOMEZ, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
09:45 - 10:05	Hybrid Photoanodes for Visible Light-Driven Water Splitting Radim BERANEK, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
10:05 - 10:25	Quantum Dot Sensitized Titania for Water Splitting and Photo-Fuel-Cell Applications Panagiotis LIANOS, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
10:25 - 10:45	COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 12:50	SESSION 2: SOLAR TO CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION II Session Chair: Peter ROBERTSON, United Kingdom
10:45 - 11:10	KL 2: Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ over Morphology Controlled Brookite TiO₂ and Nanocomposite Photocatalyst of g-C₃N₄ and WO₃ Without Sacrificial Reagent Teruhisa OHNO, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
11:10 - 11:30	Solar CO₂ Reduction Using H₂O by Semiconductor/Metal-Complex Hybrid Photocatalyst Takeo ARAI, Toyota Central R-D Labs., Inc., Nagakute, Japan
11:30 - 11:50	CO₂ Conversion to Valuable Chemicals by Inorganic Photocatalysis Junwang TANG, University College London, London, United Kingdom
11:50 - 12:10	Strategic Modification of BiVO₄ for Improving Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation Performance Hyunwoong PARK, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
12:10 - 12:30	Photocatalytic Water-Splitting Using TiO₂-Embedded Carbon Nanofibers for Hydrogen Generation Suil IN, DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea
12:30 - 12:50	Electrospun TiO₂ Fibres Composite Photoelectrodes for Water Splitting Domenico REGONINI, EMPA, Duebendorf, Switzerland
13:00 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:20	SESSION 3: SOLAR TO CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION III Session Chair: Anders HAGFELDT, Sweden
14:00 - 14:40	PL 2: Multiple Electron-Transfer Catalysts for Photocatalysis and Artificial Photosynthesis Kazuhito HASHIMOTO, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
14:40 - 15:00	Tantalum Nitride Nanorod Photoelectrode for Efficient Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Yanbo LI, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
15:00 - 15:20	Advanced Plasma Deposition Methods for Photoactive Hematite Thin Films Stepan KMENT, Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
15:20 - 15:40	COFFEE BREAK
15:40 - 17:25	SESSION 4: SOLAR TO CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION IV Session Chair: Anthony BYRNE, United Kingdom
15:40 - 16:05	KL 3: The Production of H₂ over Pt-C₃N₄ and NaTaO₃.La in a Novel Fluidised Bed Reactor Using Simulated and Natural Solar Light Peter ROBERTSON, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
16:05 - 16:25	Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation from Alkaline Earth Metal Tantalates: Enhanced Activities of Nanocomposite Materials Michael WARK, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
16:25 - 16:45	H₂ Production by Methanol Photo-Steam Reforming on Pt-Modified TiO₂: Effect of Cu(II) Grafting Pre-Treatment Maria Vittoria DOZZI, Universita Degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
16:45 - 17:05	Relationship Between Activity, Electronic and Structural Properties of Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts Dirk HOLLMANN, Leibniz-Institute for Catalysis, Rostock, Germany
17:05 - 17:25	Synthesis and Photocatalytic Properties of Nanocrystalline SnO₂ and Co-SnO₂ Particles Olinda MONTEIRO, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
17:30 - 18:30	STUDENT PAPER COMMUNICATION - SESSION 1 Session Chair: Vlasta BREZOVA, Slovak Republic List of Student Paper Communications
18:30 - 20:00	POSTER SESSION I & REFRESHMENTS Solar To Chemical Energy Conversion, New Materials List of Posters

TUESDAY, 25TH JUNE 2013

08:00 - 08:30	Registration
08:30 - 10:10	SESSION 5: SOLAR TO ELECTRICITY CONVERSION Session Chair: Ladislav KAVAN, Czech Republic
08:30 - 09:10	PL 3: Recent Development of Nanostructured Solar Cells at the Center For Molecular Devices Anders HAGFELDT, Angstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
09:10 - 09:30	Rational Assembly and Design of Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells Teresa LANA-VILLARREAL, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
09:30 - 09:50	Materials Engineering of TiO₂ Photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Marketa ZUKALOVA, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
09:50 - 10:10	Probing the Electron Trap Sites in Titania Photocatalysts by EPR Spectroscopy Russel HOWE, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
10:10 - 10:30	COFFEE BREAK
10:30 - 12:35	SESSION 6: NEW MATERIALS I Session Chair: Bunsho OHTANI, Japan
10:30 - 11:10	PL 4: Isotope Labeled Titania: Raman Spectra, Photocatalysis and Electrochemistry Ladislav KAVAN, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
11:10 - 11:30	Photoreactivity of TiO₂ Modified with Hexafluorometallates Wojciech MACYK, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
11:30 - 11:50	Differently Shaped TiO₂ Nanocrystals' Synthesis in the Presence of Carbon Based Crystallization Promoters Zsolt PAP, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
11:50 - 12:10	Inkjet Printed Titania Layers: Limits and Benefits Petr DZIK, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic
12:10 - 12:35	KL 4: Rapid Solar Photocatalytic Disinfection of Water Using Titania and Titania-Graphene Composites John BYRNE, University of Ulster, United Kingdom
12:35 - 12:50	SP4 Conference Photo
13:00 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:40	SESSION 7: NEW MATERIALS II Session Chair: Russel HOWE, United Kingdom
14:00 - 14:20	Visible-Light Stimulated Photocatalytic Activity and Energy/Charge Transfer Phenomena in Nanostructured 3D Au-TiO₂ Aerogels and Ambigels Jeremy PIETRON, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
14:20 - 14:40	Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Environmental Application Ewa KOWALSKA, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
14:40 - 15:00	Anthraquinone Photosensitized TiO₂: Properties and Reaction Mechanisms Under UV and Visible Light Sylvie LACOMBE, IPREM, Pau, France
15:00 - 15:20	Electrochemical Investigation of Non-Metal Doped TiO₂ Jeremy HAMILTON, University of Ulster, United Kingdom
15:20 - 15:40	Carbon Doping of TiO₂ Nanotubes for Visible Light Photocatalysis Anca MAZARE, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
15:40 - 16:00	COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 17:30	SESSION 8: NEW MATERIALS III Session Chair: Michael HOFFMAN, USA
16:00 - 16:25	KL 5: Photocatalytic Activity of High Surface Area Ternary Bismuth Oxides Yaron PAZ, Technion, Haifa, Israel
16:25 - 16:45	Photonic Macroporous Materials for Photohydrogen Production Richard DOUTHWAITE, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
16:45 - 17:05	Biomolecule-Assisted Synthesis of Hierarchical SnS₂ Micro/Nanostructures Assembled by Ultrathin Nanosheets with Exposed {001} Facets and Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties Juncheng HU, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, PR China
17:05 - 17:25	Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ in a Fluidized Bed Reactor Diana SANNINO, University of Salerno, Fisciano (Salerno), Italy
17:30 - 18:30	STUDENT PAPER COMMUNICATION - SESSION 2 Session Chair: Teruhisa OHNO, Japan List of Student Paper Communications
18:30 - 20:00	POSTER SESSION II & REFRESHMENTS Solar To Electricity Conversion, New Materials, Organic Photosynthesis, Mechanistic Studies, Engineering, Modelling List of Posters

WEDNESDAY, 26TH JUNE 2013

08:40 - 10:00	SESSION 9: AIR AND WATER REMEDIATION Session Chair: David OLLIS, USA
08:40 - 09:20	PL 5: Mechanism(s) of Photocatalytic Water and Air Remediation Detlef BAHNEMANN, Institute of Technical Chemistry, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Hannover, Germany
09:20 - 09:40	Multy-Pass Dynamic Reactor for the Study of Reaction Rates and Intermediates During PCO of a VOC Mixture at ppb Levels Cecile RAILLARD, L-UNAM Universite, CNRS, Nantes, France
09:40 - 10:00	Regeneration Strategies for TiO₂ Immobilised Photocatalysts Used in the Elimination of Emerging Contaminants in Water Silvia SUAREZ, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
10:00 - 10:20	COFFEE BREAK
10:20 - 11:45	SESSION 10: SELF CLEANING SURFACES Session Chair: Yaron PAZ, Israel
10:20 - 10:45	KL 6: Effects of Various Factors on Superhydrophilicity and Optical Parameters of Titania Nanofilms Alexei EMELINE, Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
10:45 - 11:05	The Characteristic of Cements with Different Amount of Carbon and Nitrogen Co-Modified Titanium Dioxide Magdalena JANUS, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
11:05 - 11:25	Self Cleaning Properties of Nanocrystalline TiO₂ Based Coatings for Protection of Porous Stone Francesca PETRONELLA, CNR-IPCF, Bari, Italy
11:25 - 11:45	Photocatalytic Properties of TiO₂ Thin Films Modified by Ag and Pt Nanoparticles Synthesized by Gas Flow Condensation Process Marina MAICU, FEP, Dresden, Germany
11:45 - 12:45	STUDENT PAPER COMMUNICATION - SESSION 3 Session Chair: Andrew MILLS, United Kingdom List of Student Paper Communications
13:00 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:20	SESSION 11: AIR AND WATER REMEDIATION, PHOTODISINFECTION I Session Chair: Detlef BAHNEMAN, Germany
14:00 - 14:40	PL 6: Development of a Self-Contained, PV-Powered Domestic Toilet and Wastewater Treatment System Michael HOFFMANN, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
14:40 - 15:00	Decontamination and Disinfection of Water in Solar Photocatalytic Reactors Pilar FERNANDEZ-IBANEZ, CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almeria, Almeria, Spain
15:00 - 15:20	Use of Iron Complexes in Fenton and PhotoFenton Processes: Application for Water Treatment Gilles MAILHOT, Universite Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
15:20 - 16:20	POSTER SESSION III & COFFEE BREAK Air and Water Remediation, Self Cleaning Surfaces, Photodisinfection, Commercial Applications, Standardization List of Posters
16:20 - 17:45	SESSION 12: AIR AND WATER REMEDIATION, PHOTODISINFECTION II Session Chair: Suresh PILLAI, Ireland
16:20 - 16:45	KL 7: Unscrambling the Photochemical and Photocatalytic Kinetics of Multi-Reaction Liquid Phase Systems: Dye Degradation by Direct and Indirect Photochemistry David OLLIS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
16:45 - 17:05	Structure, Photocatalytic and Photodisinfectant Activity of Sulfated and Eu Doped Anatase Against Clinically Important Microorganisms Gustav PLESCH, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
17:05 - 17:25	Modelling of the Solar Photocatalytic Disinfection of Water and Simultaneous Removal of Emerging Chemical Pollutants Ruud A. TIMMERS, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
17:25 - 17:45	Production, Applications and Toxicology of Nano TiO₂ Jan PROCHAZKA, Advanced Materials-JTJ, Kamenne Zehrovice, Czech Republic
19:30 - 23:00	CONFERENCE BANQUET WITH CONCERT (PETRINSKE TERASY RESTAURANT)

THURSDAY, 27TH JUNE 2013

08:30 - 09:50	SESSION 13: MECHANISTIC STUDIES Session Chair: Claudio MINERO, Italy
08:30 - 09:10	PL 7: Fundamental Aspects in Photocatalysis: What We Know and We Don't Know in Scientific Sense Bunsho OHTANI, Catalysis Research Centre, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
09:10 - 09:30	Charge Separation in Interface Engineered TiO₂ Particle Systems Oliver DIWALD, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
09:30 - 09:50	Dynamics of Photogenerated Charge Carriers in Different TiO₂ Crystal Phases Jenny SCHNEIDER, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Hannover, Germany
09:50 - 10:10	COFFEE BREAK
10:10 - 10:20	POSTER and STUDENT PAPER COMMUNICATION AWARDS Josef KRYSA and Andrew MILLS
10:20 - 12:50	SESSION 14: STANDARDIZATION, COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS Session Chair: Andrew MILLS, United Kingdom
10:20 - 10:40	Recent Development of Second-Generation Test Methods for Photocatalytic Materials Koji TAKEUCHI, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan
10:40 - 11:05	KL 8: Irradiation Conditions for Photocatalytical Analysis Stephan Peter BLOESS, Kronos International, Inc., Leverkusen, Germany
11:05 - 11:25	Anti-Soiling Chemical Activity by Photocatalytic Degradation of Stearic Acid to Carbondioxide - A First Step Towards Standardization Frank NEUMANN, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films, Braunschweig, Germany
11:25 - 11:50	KL 9: The Merits of the CST Reactor for Gas/Solid Standardization Claudio MINERO, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
11:50 - 12:10	Standardization Methods for the Performance Evaluation of Photocatalytic Medias for Indoor Air Aplications Daniel VILDOZO, IRCELYON, Lyon, France
12:10 - 12:30	Evolution in the Upcoming CEN Standard for Measurement of the Performance of Photocatalytic Air-Purification Devices Benoit KARTHEUSER, CERTECH, Seneffe, Belgium
12:30 - 12:50	Progress in Development of the Certification Process for Photocatalytic Based Air Purification Frantisek PETERKA, Centre for nanotechnology, advanced technologies and innovations TUL MU Brno, Czech Republic
13:00 - 14:00	LUNCH
14:00 - 15:25	SESSION 15: NEW MATERIALS IV Session Chair: Alexei EMELINE, Russia
14:00 - 14:25	KL 10: The Effect of Defects on the Photocatalytic Efficiency and Photostability of Nanostructured Metal Oxides and Their Composites Yuanzhi LI, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, PR China
14:25 - 14:45	Enhanced Visible-Light Driven Photocatalytic Inactivation of E. Coli and Degradation of Environmental Pharmaceuticals Using g-C₃N₄-TiO₂ Composite Photocatalyst Taicheng AN, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
14:45 - 15:05	Visible Light Active Ru-Doped Sodium Niobate Perovskite Decorated with Platium Nanoparticles Via Surface Capping Kwang-Ho CHOO, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
15:05 - 15:25	Degradation of Benzensulfonate and its Hydroxylated Derivatives by Photocatalysis Combined With Ozonation Otto HORVATH, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary
15:25 - 15:30	Next SP
15:30 - 15:35	FINAL REMARKS