Synthesis of hierarchically structured ZnO spheres by facile methods and their photocatalytic deNOx properties

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 248-249, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 202-210

  Wei, Yuelin ^a   Huang, Yunfang ^a,b   Wu, Jihuai ^a   Wang, Min ^b   Guo, Chongshen ^b   Qiang, Dong ^b   Yin, Shu ^b   Sato, Tsugio ^b  

^a HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hierarchical structure; Photocatalytic activity; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BET ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; FACILE METHOD; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HOLLOW SPHERE; MONODISPERSE; PHASE PURITY; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLVOTHERMAL PROCESS; TEMPLATE-FREE; TIO; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT; ZNO;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ZINC OXIDE;

CARBON; NANOSPHERE; NITRIC OXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; IRRADIATION; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; IRRADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CATALYSIS; LIGHT; NITROGEN OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84873843152     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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