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Photochemistry

Past, Present and Future

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Authors:
  1. Angelo Albini

    1. Organic Chemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

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  • Provides an overview of the history and applications of photochemistry

  • Has a broad scope and is an attractive read for the wider chemical audience

  • Gives an outlook on the future developments in the field of photochemistry

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Early Times of Photochemistry

    • Angelo Albini
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Framework of Photochemistry: The Laws

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    Pages 9-40

  4. The Framework of Photochemistry: State Diagram

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    Pages 41-62

  5. Some Paradigmatic Topics

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    Pages 63-129

  6. The Role of Photochemistry in Chemistry

    • Angelo Albini
    Pages 131-137

  7. Photochemistry, a Powerful Science

    • Angelo Albini
    Pages 139-182

  8. Of Excited States Again

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    Pages 183-203

  9. Photochemical and Photocatalyzed Synthesis

    • Angelo Albini
    Pages 205-225

  10. Medicinal and Diagnostic Applications

    • Angelo Albini
    Pages 227-244

  11. Solar Energy Conversion

    • Angelo Albini
    Pages 245-261

  12. Actuators

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    Pages 263-283

  13. Photochemistry and Green Synthesis

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    Pages 285-298

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 299-302
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About this book

This anthological description of the history and applications of photochemistry provides photochemistry practitioners with complementary information about the field, currently not covered in existing textbooks and handbooks. The first part focuses on the historical development of the field, including light-matter interaction, the discovery of photochemical reactions and the development of modern photochemical mechanisms. This section provides useful background to the second part which outlines applications of photochemistry in the present day, such as in synthesis, green chemistry, diagnostics, medicine and nanotechnology. Furthermore, the author provides an outlook on promising areas for future developments. The broad scope of “Photochemistry: Past, Present and Future” is also of interest to the wider chemical audience and it makes a pleasant read while not compromising on scientific rigor.

Reviews

“Supported by ample references, the book is readable, well illustrated, engaging, and important. It could be used as an attractive text for a photochemistry course … . It is also accessible to well-motivated general readers with some background in chemistry. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; informed general audiences.” (A. Viste, Choice, Vol. 53 (8), April, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Organic Chemistry, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Angelo Albini

About the author

Angelo Albini is a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Pavia, Italy. After postdoctoral work at the Max-Plank Institute for Radiation Chemistry in Muelheim, Germany (1973-74), he joined the Faculty at Pavia in 1975. He accepted a chair of organic chemistry at the University of Torino in 1990 and then moved again to Pavia in 1993. He has been visiting professor at the Universities of Western Ontario (Canada, 1977-78) and Odense (Denmark, 1983).

Alberto Albini is active in the field of organic photochemistry, organic synthesis via radicals and ions, photoinitiated reactions, mild synthetic procedures in the frame of the increasing interest for substainable/green chemistry, and applied photochemistry (photostability of dyes, drugs, photoinduced degradation of pollutants). He has been the recipient of the Federchimica Prize for creativity in chemistry in 1990.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Photochemistry

  • Book Subtitle: Past, Present and Future

  • Authors: Angelo Albini

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47977-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47976-6Published: 29 October 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50781-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47977-3Published: 19 October 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 302

  • Topics: Physical Chemistry

  • Industry Sectors: Chemical Manufacturing

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