Photocatalysis of two-dimensional honeycomb-like ZnO nanowalls on zeolite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 235, Issue , 2014, Pages 257-263

  Liu, Zhichao ^a   Liu, Zhifeng ^a   Cui, Ting ^a   Li, Junwei ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Chen, Tao ^a   Wang, Xingchen ^a   Liang, Xiaoping ^b  

^a TIANJIN CHENGJIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Photocatalysis; Two dimension; Wastewater treatment; Zeolite; ZnO nanowalls

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES; METHYLENE BLUE DYE; PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TWO-DIMENSION; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO NANOWALLS;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FLY ASH; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; RECLAMATION; SOL-GELS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITES; ZINC OXIDE;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84885084192     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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