Microwave synthesis of magnetically separable ZnFe2O 4-reduced graphene oxide for wastewater treatment

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 7057-7065

  Jumeri, F A ^a   Lim, H N ^a   Ariffin, S N ^a   Huang, N M ^b   Teo, P S ^b   Fatin, S O ^b   Chia, C H ^c   Harrison, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Graphene; Microwave; Nanoparticles; Photocatalysis; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894567615     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.12.037     Document Type: Article

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