Novel effect of significant enhancement of gas-phase photocatalytic efficiency for nano ZnO

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 213, Issue , 2012, Pages 218-224

  Xie, Wei ^a   Li, Yuanzhi ^a   Shi, Wenqin ^a   Zhao, Liang ^a   Zhao, Xiujian ^a   Fang, Pengfei ^b   Zheng, Feng ^b   Wang, Shaojie ^b  

^a Wuhan University of Technology   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defect; Gas phase photocatalytic; Photostability; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DISLOCATION SCATTERING; GASPHASE; IONIZED IMPURITY SCATTERING; LIQUID PHASE; MONOVACANCIES; NANO-ZNO; NOVEL STRATEGIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTO-STABILITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCURRENT MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; UV IRRADIATION; VACANCY CLUSTER; XRD; ZNO;

ACETONE; DEFECTS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SCATTERING;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84868230764     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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