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Various research groups have focused on the development of catalysts for selective oxidation of hydrocarbons. Generally interesting results have been obtained. Roughly selective photocatalytic oxidation studies can be divided into gas-phase processes and liquid-phase processes, and both will be addressed, using oxidation of propane and cyclohexane, respectively, as examples.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Prof. J.A. Moulijn, MD, for fruitful discussions and allowing me to explore the field of photocatalysis. Contributions from PhD students Dr. P. Du, Dr. M.S. Hamdy, Dr. J.T. Carneiro, Dr. A.R. Almeida, and Dr. C-C Yang were indispensable for construction of this text. Finally, I would like to thank STW for funding my photocatalysis research in the framework of the VIDI program (DPC.7065).

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Mul, G. (2012). Photocatalysis: Toward Solar Fuels and Chemicals. In: Guczi, L., Erdôhelyi, A. (eds) Catalysis for Alternative Energy Generation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0344-9_13

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