Effect of fuel to oxidant molar ratio on the photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanopowders

Ceramics International

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3007-3015

  Ahmad, M ^b   Hong, Zhanglian ^a   Ahmed, E ^b   Khalid, N R ^a,b   Elhissi, A ^c   Ahmad, W ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Optical properties; Photocatlysis; Powders; ZnO

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; HEXAGONAL WURTZITE STRUCTURE; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; METHYL ORANGE; MOLAR RATIO; NANO POWDERS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATLYSIS; PL SPECTROSCOPY; RECOMBINATION RATE; SECONDARY PHASE; SURFACE HYDROXYL GROUPS; SYNTHESIZED POWDER; TIO; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; UV AND VISIBLE LIGHT; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE REGION; XRD PATTERNS; ZNO;

AZO DYES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDANTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POWDERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84872929648     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.09.079     Document Type: Article

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