Photocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol by zinc oxide particles

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1882-1886

  Sugiyama, M ^a   Salehi, Z ^b   Tokumura, M ^a   Kawase, Y ^a  

^a TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

P nitrophenol; Photocatalytic degradation; Solar light; TiO2; ZnO

Indexed keywords

P-NITROPHENOL; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; SOLAR LIGHT; TIO; ZNO;

DEGRADATION; LOADING; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

4 NITROPHENOL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ACCUMULATION; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

CATALYSIS; NITROPHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84861476686     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.080     Document Type: Article

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