Studies on the evolution of ZnO morphologies in a thermohydrolysis technique and evaluation of their functional properties

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 889-895

  Anas, S ^a   Mangalaraja, R V ^b   Ananthakumar, S ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Morphology; Photocatalysis; Photoluminescence; Surfactant; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BLUE-GREEN EMISSIONS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; IN-SITU; MICRO-TUBES; MICRODISCS; MICROTUBE; MULTIPODS; NONIONIC; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ANALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; RED LUMINESCENCE; SURFACTANT; TETRAMINES; THERMOHYDROLYSIS; UV LIGHT; ZNO;

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; LIGHT; MICROSPHERES; NANORODS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

MORPHOLOGY;

CETRIMIDE; METHENAMINE; MICROSPHERE; NANOROD; SORBITAN OLEATE; SURFACTANT; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDE; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACTANT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSIS; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; HEXOSES; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; LUMINESCENCE; MICROSPHERES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 72049092283     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.10.093     Document Type: Article

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