Synthesis of yttrium doped nanocrystalline ZnO and its photocatalytic activity in methylene blue degradation

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages S1618-S1626

  Sanoop, P K ^a   Anas, S ^a   Ananthakumar, S ^a   Gunasekar, V ^b   Saravanan, R ^b   Ponnusami, V ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^b SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Microwave irradiation; Photocatalytic oxidation; Yttria doping; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYSIS; ETHANOL; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; REUSABILITY; UREA; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; YTTRIUM OXIDE; ZINC;

CATALYTIC REACTIONS; METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE DEGRADATIONS; METHYLENE BLUE SOLUTION; NANOCRYSTALLINE ZNO; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; SECOND ORDER KINETICS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861143558     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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