Bioremediation & Environmental Cleanup

Photochemistry and Photo catalysis

Photochemistry is the study of chemical reactions, isomerization’s and physical behavior that can occur under the influence of visible or ultraviolet light. Photochemistry is the use of light for chemical reactions and is common in food processing. This can be used to decrease or increase production time or potentially improve quality and it can also be useful when one ingredient cannot easily interact with another without causing a reaction. Photo catalysis is a type of catalysis that results in the change in the rate of a photoreaction, a chemical reaction that involves the absorption of light by one or more reacting species by adding substances that participate in the chemical reaction without being consumed. Photo catalysis is a very versatile and efficient process that can be adapted for use in many disinfection applications in air and water matrices.