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The20th International Conference on
Semiconductor Photocatalysis
&
Solar Energy Conversion
(SPASEC-20)
Call for Papers: Deadline – Tuesday, June 30, 2015
(Website: www.redoxtech.com)
Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, USA
November 16-19, 2015
International Organizing Committee
Hussain Al-Ekabi, Redox Technologies, Inc.
Canada
Taicheng An, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
China
Gongxuan Lu, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Claudio Minero, University of Torino, Italy
Tsutomu Miyasaka, Toin University of
Masakazu Anpo, Osaka Prefecture University, Yokohama, Japan
Japan
Antoni Morawski, West Pomeranian University
Detlef Bahnemann, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz of Technology, Poland
Universitaet Hannover, Germany
Teruhisa Ohno, Kyushu Institute of Technology,
Japan
Miray Bekbolet, Bogazici University, Turkey
J. Anthony Byrne, University of Ulster, United Bunsho Ohtani, Hokkaido University, Japan
KIngdom
David Ollis, North Carolina State University, USA
Debabrata Chatterjee, CSIR-C.M.E.R.I, India
Zhong Chen, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
Jean-Marc Chovelon, IRCELYON, France
Zekiye Çinar, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
Alex Orlov, Stony Brook University, USA
Pierre Pichat, CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon,
France
Ghazi A. W. Derwish, University of Surrey, UK
Elio Giamello, University of Torino, Italy
Chantal Guillard, IRCELYON, UMR CNRSUniversité Lyon, France
Joesph Rabani, University of Jerusalem, Isreal
Hynd Remita, CNRS / Université Paris Sud,
France
Benigno Sánchez-Cabrero, CIEMAT-PSA, Spain
Nathalie Herlin, CEA, France
Jan Hupka, Gdansk University of Technology,
Poland
Nick Serpone, Universita degli Studi di Pavia,
Italy
Jian-Wen Shi, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Eric Puzenat, IRCELYON, UMR CNRS-Université
Lyon, France
Ladislav Kavan, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Tetsuya Shishido, Tokyo Metropolitan
Chemistry, Czech Republic
University, Japan
Takashi Kamegawa, Osaka Prefecture
University, Japan
Ewa Kowalska, Catalysis Research Center,
Hokkaido University, Japan
Stenbjorn Styring, Uppsala University, Sweden
Teik-Thye Lim, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore
Atsuo Yasumori, Tokyo University of Science,
Japan
Tsunehiro Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan
Communications, Japan
Frédéric Thevenet, Ecole des Mines, France
Valérie Keller, CNRS/University of Strasbourg, Shaobin Wang, Curtin University, Australia
France
Yongbing Xie, Institute of Process Engineering,
Hwan-Kyu Kim, Korea University, Korea
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Josef Krysa, Institute of Chemical Technology,
Masafumi Yamaguchi, Toyota Technological
Czech Republic
Institute, Japan
Xinyong Li, Dalian University of Technology,
Hiromi Yamashita, Osaka University, Japan
China
Shozo Yanagida, Osaka University, Japan
Adriana Zaleska, University of Gedansk
University, Poland
Jinlong Zhang, East China University of Science
and Technology, China
Pengyi Zhang, Tsinghua University, China
Executive Organizing Committee
Hussain Al-Ekabi (Lead Organizer), Redox Technologiers, Inc., Canada
David Ollis (Co-Chair), North Carolina State University, USA
Pierre Pichat (Co-Chair), CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
Nick Serpone (Co-Chair), Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
Conference Correspondence
Hussain Al-Ekabi, Ph.D.
President, Redox Technologies, Inc., The University of Western Ontario Research Park
100 Collip Circle, Suite 230A, London, Ontario N6G 4X8, Canada
Phone: (519) 858-5055, Fax: (519) 858-5056
E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.redoxtech.com
Confirmed Invited Speakers and the Titles of their Talks
Taicheng An, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
 Photocatalytic and Photoeletroncatalytic Application in Water Purification and Water
Disinfection
Masakazu Anpo, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
 Development of Highly Active Visible Light-Responsive TiO2 Thin Film Photocatalysts
to Produce Clean H2 from Water and its Application in Hybridization with
Photosynthesis in Artificial Light-Type Plant Factories
Detlef Bahnemann, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany
 Nitrogen(II) Oxide Charge Transfer Complexes on TiO2: A New Source for VisibleLight Activity
Miray Bekbolet, Bogazici University, Turkey
 Application of photocatalysis in drinking water treatment
J. Anthony Byrne, University of Ulster, United Kingdom
 Nanomaterials for the Photo-Driven Reduction of Carbon Dioxide
Debabrata Chatterjee, CSIR-C.M.E.R.I, India
 Dye Sensitization of a Large Band Gap Semiconductor by an Iron (III) Complex
Zhong Chen (Co-Author: Qiuling Tay), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Defect Engineering of g-C3N4 for Efficient Visible Light Hydrogen Production in a
Multiple Heterojunction Structure
Jean-Marc Chovelon, IRCELYON, France
 Photocatalysis for the Removal of Environmental Polluatnts from Water: A Reflection
about its Efficiency
Zekiye Çinar, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
 The Role of Molecular Modeling in TiO2 Photocatalysis
Elio Giamello, University of Torino, Italy
 Photoactive Oxides and Band Gap Engeneering: New Materials for Photocatalysis and
Water Photosplitting
Chantal Guillard, IRCELYON, UMR CNRS-Université Lyon, France
 Photocatalysis for Air Treatment: Trends in Research and Point on Standardisation in
Europe
Nathalie Herlin, CEA, France
 Efficiency of Laser Synthesized Nano particles for Applications in Photocatalysis or
Photovoltiac
Jan Hupka (Co-Authors: Marcin Janczarek, Anna Zielinska-Jurek and Justyna Luczak),
Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
 Combined Photocatalytical-Biological Treatment of Contaminated Water
Ladislav Kavan, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Republic
 Dense TiO2 Layers for Solar Cells: Electrochemical Characterization
Takashi Kamegawa, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
 Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2-Loaded Porous Silica with Hierarchical
Macroporous and Mesoporous Architectures
Ewa Kowalska, Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan
 Hybrid Titania Photocatalysts Composed of Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Ruthenium
Complexes
Valérie Keller, CNRS/University of Strasbourg, France
 Photocatalytic Self-Decontaminating Functionnalized Textiles Towards Chemical and
Biological Agents
Hwan-Kyu Kim, Korea University, Korea
 New Strategy on Materials Paradigm for High Performance Organic/Inorganic
Hybrid Solar Cells
Josef Krysa, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic
 Hydrogen from Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting on Titania, Tungsten Oxide and
Hematite Thin Films
Xinyong Li (Co-Author: Tingting Li), Dalian University of Technology, China
 Vacuum-Assisted SILAR Approach to Fabricate the CuInS2/TiO2 Nanotube Electrode
with Enhanced Interfacial Charge Transfer Property
Teik-Thye Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Insight into Hybrid Photocatalytic Membrane System for Synergistic PhotocatalyticSeparation Treatment of Wastewater
Gongxuan Lu, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
 Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation Catalyzed by Sensitized Graphene Catalysts
Claudio Minero, University of Torino, Italy
 Standardization in Photocatalysis for Gas Pollutants and Self-Cleaning
Tsutomu Miyasaka, Toin University of Yokohama, Japan
 Perovskite PVs …. Tentative
Antoni Morawski, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
 Carbon Modified TiO2 with Photoactivity Under Visible Light
Teruhisa Ohno, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
 Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction by using New Developed p Type Semiconductor
Electrodes
Bunsho Ohtani, Hokkaido University, Japan
 Intensity and Size-Dependent Photocatalytic Activity of Suspended Titania Particles
for Decomposition of Water
David Ollis, North Carolina State University, USA
 Kinetics of Methylene Blue (MB) Photocatalyzed Reduction and Dark Regeneration in
a Colorimetric Oxygen Sensor
Alex Orlov, Stony Brook University, USA
 Tunable Design of Novel Nanostructured Catalysts and Co-Catalysts for Photocatalytic
Hydrogen Production
Pierre Pichat, CNRS/Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
 Use of Labeled Molecules in Photocatalysis
Eric Puzenat, IRCELYON, UMR CNRS-Université Lyon, France
 Nanostructured Multijunction Semiconductors for Solar Energy Conversion: Case of
CuOx@Pt/TiO2
Joesph Rabani, University of Jerusalem, Isreal
 On the Reduction of Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds by TiO2 Electrons
Hynd Remita, CNRS / Université Paris Sud, France
 Semiconductor Polymer Nanostructures for Photocatalysis under Visible Light
Benigno Sánchez-Cabrero, CIEMAT-PSA, Spain
 Mesoporous Carbon-TiO2 Composites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants in
Air
Nick Serpone, Universita degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
 Chemical Reactions on the Surface of Metal Oxides Can Trigger Photophysical Events:
The PhICL Effect
Jian-Wen Shi (Co-Author: Chunming Niu), Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
 Fabrication of Carbon-Doped Titania Nanoplates with Exposed {001} Facets for
Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance
Tetsuya Shishido, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
 Selective C-N and C-O Coupling Reactions over Semiconductor Photocatalyst
Stenbjörn Styring, Uppsala University, Sweden
 Fuels from Solar Energy and Water - From Natural to Artificial Photosynthesis
Tsunehiro Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan
 Photocatalytic CO2 transformation to CO and O2
Frédéric Thevenet, Ecole des Mines, France
 Photocatalytic Oxidation of Limonene in Indoor Air : Gas Phase, Adsorbed Phase and
Particulate Matter Investigation
Shaobin Wang, Curtin University, Australia
 Carbon Nitride Composites for Photodegradation of Aqueous Organic Compounds
Yongbing Xie, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
 The Function of Ag+ and Cu2+ Doping on TiO2 Photocatalytic Degradation of Oxalic
Acid
Masafumi Yamaguchi and Kan-Hua Lee, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan
 Present and Future of III-V Compound Multi-Junction and Concentrator Solar Cells
Hiromi Yamashita, Osaka University, Japan
 TiO2/Polmer Hybrid Coating with Self-Cleaning and Super-Hydrophobic Surface
Properties
Shozo Yanagida, Osaka University, Japan
 Molecular-Orbital Verification and Prediction: Effective Photocatalysts and DyeSensitized Solar Cells
Atsuo Yasumori (Co-Authors: Sayaka Yanagida and Junki Nishiyama), Tokyo University of
Science, Japan
 Effect of Water vapor on Adsorption and Photocatalytic Properties of Titania Coated
Porous Glass Cloth
Adriana Zaleska, University of Gdansk, Poland
 Ionic Liquids for Nano- and Microstructure Preparation
Jinlong Zhang, East China University of Science and Technology, China
 Preparation and Characterization of the Modified TiO2 with Enhanced Photocatalytic
Activity
Pengyi Zhang, Tsinghua University, China
 Photocatalytic Degradation of Trace Emerging Pollutants in Water
The Scope of the Conference
There has been remarkable progress in the fields of photocatalysis and solar energy conversion over
the past four decades. The research, development, demonstration and commercialization in these
two principal fields have attracted global interest from academia, government research laboratories
and industry. In recent years, engineering firms have been paying considerable attention to these
developments. Accordingly, a conference that covers and merges recent developments in
photocatalysis and solar energy conversion is urgently needed. To this end, the "20th International
Conference on Semiconductor Photocatalysis and Solar Energy Conversion (SPASEC-20)” is being
organized with principal objectives to bring together interested parties from universities, research
institutions and industry to exchange information, views, experience and perspectives. This
conference will present the most current findings generated at laboratories of Universities and
Research Institutions, as well as in the field by the practitioners. Abstracts are being solicited in the
following related areas:

Semiconductor Photochemistry, Photoelectrochemistry and Photocatalysis, in
particular for Environmental Applications (Water Treatment, Air Treatment, Selfcleaning, Disinfection, Anti-corrosion Effects, etc..)

Development of Materials and Nanomaterials (Photocatalyst Preparation, Doping and
Co-doping, Spectral Range Broadening for Solar Application, Photocatalyst-sorbent
combination, novel supports for photocatalysts, etc.).

Molecular and Nanostructured Solar Cells

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells; Fuel Cells

Solar Fuel Production (e.g. H2, CH4, etc.)

Dynamics of Photo-Induced Energy and/or Electron Transfer

Fundamental investigations into Semiconductors and Nanostructures (Mechanistic
Studies, Modeling, Microchemical Systems,, etc.)

Biomedical Applications of Semiconductors (Sunscreens, Photodynamic Therapy, Risk
Assessment of Nanomaterials, etc.)

Technological, Environmental and Commercial Issues (Standardization, Technology
Transfer, Life Cycle Assessment, Intellectual Property, Management and Economics)

Process Development (Integration of Photocatalysis with other Technologies, Photocatalytic
Lithography)
Call for Abstracts
Scientists, engineers, and business professionals who are interested in SPASEC-20 are invited to
submit abstracts of up to 500 words in English describing their work. All abstracts are due by
Tuesday, June 30, 2015. In addition to the invited lectures (25 minutes each) listed above,
additional abstracts will be chosen for short talks (15 minutes each) and the rest of abstracts will
be presented in the poster session. Each poster will have 1.2 m x 1.2 m of display space.
Guidelines to Prepare Abstracts
Please follow the following guidelines in preparing your abstract(s):
 Type single space using, if possible, Times New Roman 12-point font (preferred);
 Keep all material within a one-inch margin on all sides;
 The title should be typed in boldface (Title Case, 14- points) centered at the top of the page;
 Leave a double space between the title and the names of the author(s);
 The names of the authors should be typed in boldface in single space, followed by the addresses
of the authors in single space; underline the name of the presenting author;
 Leave a double space between the end of the addresses and the opening paragraphs;
 Abstracts should be sent, in Microsoft Word format, to Dr. Hussain Al-Ekabi (E-mail:
[email protected]).
Call for Exhibits
Companies conducting business related to the themes of SPASEC-20 are invited to exhibit their
products and/or services. Exhibits will be displayed throughout the conferences in a central
area near the registration desks, coffee breaks, poster sessions and lecture rooms. The cost of an
8-ft x 10-ft exhibiting space is $1,750.00US if payment is received on or before Tuesday, June
30, 2015, and $2,000.00US if payment is received after that date. Please, reserve early, as space
is limited, and will be served on a first come first serve basis.
Registration
The deadline for the early registration is Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The on-site registration for
the conference is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, November 15, 2015 between 2:00 –
7:00pm.
All registration fees are set in US dollars. The registration fees can be paid either by credit cards (Visa,
Master Card or American Express) or by “Encoded Checks” in US funds drawn on a US bank account
made payable to “Redox Technologies, Inc.” Payment made by Visa will be converted, at our end, into
their equivalents in US Dollars using the exchange rate of Bank of Canada. Payments made by a Master
Card or an American Express Card will be converted, at our end, into their equivalents in Canadian
dollars using also the exchange rate of Bank of Canada. As a result, depending on the fluctuation of the
exchange rate and potential fees that your credit card financial institution may apply for the conversion,
payments by credit card may turn to be slightly higher than the actual amount stated on the registration
form. Participants are also allowed to pay by cash for on-site registration only.
Meeting Site and Accommodation
SPASEC 20/AOTs-21 will be held at the Crowne Plaza of San Diego, California, USA. A block of rooms with
discounted conference rates has been reserved for the participants until Wednesday, October 28, 2015. The
block is reserved under Redox Technologies, Inc. The rate is $110US for a single-bed or double bed rooms.
For online reservation please click on the link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/RedoxTechnologiesInc. It will
take you directly to the block of Redox Technologies, Inc. You can also make a reservation by phone: 1-888233-9527 and then ask to be booked at the conference rate of Redox Technologies, Inc.
Dates to Remember
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Deadline for receiving abstracts
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Deadline for receiving payments of early
registration
Friday, August 14, 2015
Notification of the authors regarding their
abstracts
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015
2:00 – 7:00pm
On-site registration for the Conference
Monday, Nov. 16, 2015
8:30am – 5:30pm
Technical sessions
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015
8:30am – 5:30pm
Technical sessions
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015
8:30am – 5:30pm
Technical sessions
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015
7:00 – 9:00pm
Banquet Dinner
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015
8:30am – 4:00pm
Technical Sessions
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015
4:00pm
Adjourn