Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B dye under UV/solar light using ZnO nanopowder synthesized by solution combustion route

Powder Technology

Volumn 215-216, Issue , 2012, Pages 91-97

  Nagaraja, R ^a   Kottam, Nagaraju ^b   Girija, C R ^c   Nagabhushana, B M ^b  

^a KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Chemistry Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Nanomaterial; Photocatalysis; PXRD; Rhodamine B; Solar light; Solution combustion

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; PXRD; RHODAMINE B; SOLAR LIGHT; SOLUTION COMBUSTION;

CALCINATION; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMBUSTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

DYES;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPOWDER; RHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84861897565     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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