Synthesis of Cu 2O nanocrystallites and their adsorption and photocatalysis behavior

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 298-304

  Shoeib, Madiha A ^a   Abdelsalam, Omar E ^b   Khafagi, Monazah G ^c   Hammam, Rania E ^d  

^a CMRDI   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^d Modern University for Technology Information   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemical synthesis; Cuprous oxide; Infrared spectroscopy; Optical properties; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; ANODIC DISSOLUTION; CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS; CRYSTAL SIZE; CUPROUS OXIDE; EFFECT OF ADDITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; FOURIER; FTIR; IRRADIATION TIME; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOLORIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSTABLE; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ANODIC OXIDATION; EFFICIENCY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GLUCOSE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84862237169     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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