Photocatalytic, sonocatalytic and sonophotocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using ZnO/CNTs composites photocatalysts

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 761-773

  Ahmad, M ^a,b   Ahmed, E ^a   Hong, Z L ^b   Ahmed, W ^c,d   Elhissi, A ^c,d   Khalid, N R ^a,b  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Rhodamine B; Sonocatalysis; Ultrasound; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RATE CONSTANTS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRASONICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREA ANALYZERS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY ANALYSIS (EDX); INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; RHODAMINE B; SONOCATALYSIS; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; RHODAMINE B; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SONOCATALYSIS; SONOPHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TEXTILE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CARBON NANOTUBE; RHODAMINE B; SONOCATALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; ZNO;

CATALYSIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RHODAMINES; ULTRASONICS; WATER; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84888133650     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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