Preparation of ZnO/Cu2O compound photocatalyst and application in treating organic dyes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 176, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 807-813

  Xu, Chao ^a   Cao, Lixin ^a   Su, Ge ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Yu, Yaqin ^a   Qu, Xiaofei ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Compound; Cu2O; Photocatalytic; Visible light; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; AIR OXIDATION; CRYSTALLINITIES; CUBIC STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; METHYL ORANGE; MOLE RATIO; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; PURE ZNO; SEM; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION; ZNO;

AZO DYES; LIGHT; LIGHT REFLECTION; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

COPPER OXIDE; DYE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ZINC OXIDE; AZO COMPOUND; COLORING AGENT; COPPER; CUPROUS OXIDE; METHYL ORANGE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COPPER COMPOUND; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; DYE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; PHOTOLYSIS; ZINC;

AIR; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETER; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; COPPER; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 74449092278     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.106     Document Type: Article

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