1 Introduction to Applied and Industrial Photochemistry<br>2 Photochemical and Photophysical Processes and Their Function in Industrial Applications<br>2.1 Use of Optical Irradiation for Photochemistry in Applied and Industrial Processes<br>2.1.1 Availability of Optical Irradiation<br>2.1.2 Optical Irradiation for Applied and Industrial Photoprocesses<br>2.1.3 Absorption Law under Industrial Exposure Conditions<br>2.1.4 Scattering in Photochemical Industrial Manufacturing<br>2.2 Photophysical Primary Processes in Applied and Industrial Processes<br>2.2.1 General Remarks about Photophysical Processes in Industrial Applications<br>2.2.2 Linear Absorption <br>2.2.3 Nonlinear Absorption <br>2.2.4 Triplet States<br>2.2.5 Nonradiative Deactivation<br>2.2.6 Radiative Deactivation<br>2.2.7 Excimers and Exciplexes<br>2.2.8 Energy Transfer and Spectral Sensitization<br>2.2.9 Dimers, Trimers and Aggregates<br>2.3 Photochemical Reactions in Applied and Industrial Processes<br>2.3.1 General Remarks about Photochemical Reactions in Industrial Applications<br>2.3.2 Photofragmentation<br>2.3.3 Photoinduced Electron Transfer and Spectral Sensitization<br>2.3.4 Photocycloaddition<br>2.3.5 Photochromism<br>2.3.6 Singlet Oxygen<br>2.3.7 Chemiluminescence<br>2.3.8 Photoconductivity<br>2.3.9 Photoinhibition/Photostabilization<br>3 Light sources<br>3.1 Conventional Light Sources<br>3.2 Laser<br>3.3 Light Emitting Diode<br>3.4 Solar Energy<br>4 Photoinduced Synthesis from a Technological Point of View<br>4.1 Exposure Condition in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Systems <br>4.1.1 Photochemistry in Batch Reactors<br>4.1.2 Photochemistry in Thin-Layer Reactors<br>4.1.3 Exposure of Thin Films<br>4.1.4 Photochemistry in Microreactors<br>4.2 Industrial Applications<br>4.2.1 Photohalogenation<br>4.2.2 Photonitrosation<br>4.2.3 Photosulfochlorination and Photosulphoxidation<br>4.2.4 Photooxidation<br>4.2.5 Photochemical Ring Opening<br>5 Photopolymers<br>5.1 Direct Photocrosslinking<br>5.1.1 General Principle<br>5.1.2 Industrial Importance<br>5.2 Radical Photopolymerization<br>5.2.1 General Principle<br>5.2.2 Photoinitiators<br>5.2.3 Monomers<br>5.2.4 Additives and Fillers<br>5.2.5 Characterization of Photopolymers<br>5.2.6 Applied and Industrial Applications of Photopolymers<br>5.3 Cationic Photopolymerization<br>5.3.1 General Principle<br>5.3.2 Photoinitiators <br>5.3.3 Monomers<br>5.3.4 Additives and Fillers<br>5.3.5 Characterization of Photopolymers<br>5.3.6 Applied and Industrial Applications of Photopolymers<br>5.3.7 Hybrid Systems<br>5.4 Base Catalyzed Induced Photopolymerization<br>5.4.1 General Principle <br>5.4.2 Photoinitiatores <br>5.4.3 Monomers<br>5.4.4 Additives and Fillers<br>5.4.5 Characterization of Photopolymers<br>5.4.6 Applied and Industrial Applications of Photopolymers<br>5.4.7 Hybrid Systems<br>6 Information Recording and Information Storage<br>6.1 Exposure Techniques<br>6.1.1 Mask Techniques<br>6.1.2 Mask-less Techniques and Digital Exposure<br>6.2 Characterization of Information Recording Systems<br>6.2.1 Gradation<br>6.2.2 Modulation Transfer Function<br>6.2.3 Spatial Resolution<br>6.3 Information Recording Systems Based on Silver Halides<br>6.3.1 Photographic Process<br>6.3.2 Black and White Photography<br>6.3.3 Color Photography<br>6.3.4 Manufacturing of Information Recording Materials based on Silver Halide Systems<br>6.3.5 Applied and Industrial Applications<br>6.4 Information Systems without Silver Halides<br>6.4.1 Diazo Systems<br>6.4.2 Azide Systems<br>6.4.3 Autogene Systems<br>6.4.4 Photopolymers<br>6.4.5 Applied and Industrial Applications<br>6.5 Optical Data Storage<br>6.5.1 Holography<br>6.5.2 Prerecorded Optical Data Storage Media<br>6.5.3 Recordable Optical Data Storage Media<br>6.5.4 Rewritable Optical Data Storage Media<br>6.5.5 Magneto-optical Data Storage Media<br>6.5.6 Applied and Industrial Applications<br>7 Lithography<br>7.1 Characterization of Photolithographic Systems<br>7.2 Etching<br>7.3 Ablation<br>7.4 Macro