ZnO nanorod optical disk photocatalytic reactor for photodegradation of methyl orange

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 7240-7249

  Chen, Yu Lim ^a   Kuo, Li Chung ^a   Tseng, Min Lun ^a   Chen, Hao Ming ^a   Chen, Chih Kai ^a   Huang, Hung Ji ^b   Liu, Ru Shi ^a   Tsai, Din Ping ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DYES; OPTICAL DISK STORAGE; ZINC OXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; IMMOBILIZED PHOTOCATALYST; METHYL ORANGE; OPTICAL DISKS; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; SPINNING DISK REACTOR;

NANORODS;

AZO COMPOUND; METHYL ORANGE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GREEN CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GREEN CHEMISTRY TECHNOLOGY; LIGHT; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84875744231     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.007240     Document Type: Article

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