A facile route for the synthesis of ZnS rods with excellent photocatalytic activity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 234, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-231

  Chen, Fengjuan ^a   Cao, Yali ^a   Jia, Dianzeng ^a  

^a XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; Reflux; ZnS rods

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; REFLUX; UV-VIS ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ZNS RODS;

AZO DYES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84884378988     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.075     Document Type: Article

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