Synthesis of crystalline mesoporous-assembled ZrO2 nanoparticles via a facile surfactant-aided sol-gel process and their photocatalytic dye degradation activity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 228, Issue , 2013, Pages 256-262

  Sreethawong, Thammanoon ^a   Ngamsinlapasathian, Supachai ^b   Yoshikawa, Susumu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mesoporous assembly; Photocatalytic activity; Sol gel process; Structure directing surfactant; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

MESOPORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; MESOPOROUS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STRUCTURE-DIRECTING SURFACTANTS; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; ZRO2;

AZO DYES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DYES; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84878794942     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.111     Document Type: Article

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