CuO/ZnO coupled oxide films obtained by the electrodeposition technique and their photocatalytic activity in phenol degradation under solar irradiation

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1031-1036

  Paz, Diego S ^a   Foletto, Edson L ^a   Bertuol, Daniel A ^a   Jahn, Sérgio L ^a   Collazzo, Gabriela C ^b   Silva, Syllos S Da ^c   Chiavone Filho, Osvaldo ^c   Nascimento, Claudio A O Do ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CuO ZnO; Electrodeposition; Film; Phenol; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; FILMS; MOLECULES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AROMATIC MOLECULES; CUO/ZNO; DEGRADATION OF PHENOLS; ELECTRODEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

OXIDE FILMS;

ALUMINUM; COPPER OXIDE; PHENOL; ZINC OXIDE; COPPER; CUPRIC OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; ELECTRICAL METHOD; LIGHT EFFECT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDE; PHENOL; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLAR RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; FILM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

CATALYSIS; COPPER; ELECTROPLATING; PHENOLS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUNLIGHT; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84884854028     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.345     Document Type: Article

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