Zinc oxide nano-particles - Sonochemical synthesis, characterization and application for photo-remediation of heavy metal

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-93

  Banerjee, Prantik ^a   Chakrabarti, Sampa ^a   Maitra, Saikat ^b   Dutta, Binay K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Hexavalent chromium; Photoreduction; Sonochemical synthesis; Zinc oxide nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOPARTICLES; SONOCHEMISTRY; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

AQUEOUS MEDIUM; AQUEOUS METHANOL; BET SURFACE AREA; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; SONOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIZED PARTICLES;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLE; ZINC ACETATE; ZINC OXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 80051473439     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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