Phenol-photodegradation on ZrO 2. Enhancement by semiconductors

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-206

  Karunakaran, C ^a   Dhanalakshmi, R ^a   Gomathisankar, P ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Interparticle charge transfer; Semiconductor; Sub band gap illumination

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTONIC EFFICIENCIES; SCATTERING TECHNIQUES; SPECTRAL STUDIES; SUBBANDS; TIO; ZNO;

AGGLOMERATION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; DEGRADATION; NIOBIUM OXIDE; PHENOLS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

BIODEGRADATION;

PHENOL; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; PHOTOLYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

LIGHT; PHENOL; PHOTOLYSIS; SEMICONDUCTORS; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84859535770     PISSN: 13861425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.02.040     Document Type: Article

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