Photocatalytic degradation of p-cresol by zinc oxide under UV irradiation

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 302-315

  Abdollahi, Yadollah ^a   Abdullah, Abdul Halim ^a   Zainal, Zulkarnain ^a   Yusof, Nor Azah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mineralization; P cresol; Photocatalytic degradation; UV; ZnO

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY BENZALDEHYDE; 4 METHYL 1,2 BENZODIOL; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ORGANIC CARBON; PARA CRESOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINC OXIDE; 4-CRESOL; CRESOL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); IRRADIATION; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CRESOLS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84856244369     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13010302     Document Type: Article

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