Photocatalytic degradation of phenol and benzoic acid using zinc oxide powders prepared by the sol-gel process

Alexandria Engineering Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 517-523

  Benhebal, Hadj ^a   Chaib, Messaoud ^a   Salmon, Thierry ^b   Geens, Jérémy ^b   Leonard, Angélique ^b   Lambert, Stéphanie D ^b   Crine, Michel ^b   Heinrichs, Benoît ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TIARET   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Benzoic acid; Phenol; Photocatalysis; Sol gel; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSTS; ENERGY GAP; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; ZINC OXIDE;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL SOLUTION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZINC OXIDE POWDER;

BENZOIC ACID;

EID: 84883464769     PISSN: 11100168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aej.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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