Facile synthesis of CuO nanomorphs and their morphology dependent sunlight driven photocatalytic properties

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 204-205, Issue , 2012, Pages 158-168

  Meshram, S P ^a   Adhyapak, P V ^a   Mulik, U P ^a   Amalnerkar, D P ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY C MET   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical precipitation; CuO; Hydrothermal; Methylene blue; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BET SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; COMPLEXING AGENTS; COPPER SULFATE; CUO; CUO NANOSTRUCTURES; CUPRIC OXIDE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FACILE SYNTHESIS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; METHYLENE BLUE; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; OXALIC ACID; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE; REACTION PARAMETERS; SHEET-LIKE; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLATELETS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84865302775     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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