Solution combustion synthesis and visible light-induced photocatalytic activity of mixed amorphous and crystalline MgAl2O4 nanopowders

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 750-759

  Li, Fa Tang ^a   Zhao, Ye ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Hao, Ying Juan ^a   Liu, Rui Hong ^a   Zhao, Di Shun ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Amorphous materials; Methylene blue; MgAl2O4; Photocatalytic activity; Solution combustion; Spinel

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; MGAL2O4; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLUTION COMBUSTION; SPINEL;

AMINO ACIDS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UREA; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 80053238815     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.08.043     Document Type: Article

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