Pure and Mg-doped self-assembled ZnO nano-particles for the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Selvam, N Clament Sagaya ^a   Narayanan, S ^a   Kennedy, L John ^b   Vijaya, J Judith ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

4 chlorophenol; Mg doped ZnO; Nanoparticles; Photocatalyst; Photocatalytic degradation

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNESIUM; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

4-CHLOROPHENOL; COPRECIPITATION METHOD; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; MG-DOPED ZNO; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHLOROPHENOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGRADATION; MAGNESIUM; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; ZINC;

EID: 84885353650     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60277-0     Document Type: Article

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