Microwave assisted combustion synthesis of coupled ZnO-ZrO2 nanoparticles and their role in the photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 5681-5691

  Sherly, E D ^a   Vijaya, J Judith ^a   Selvam, N Clament Sagaya ^a   Kennedy, L John ^b  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

2,4 Dichlorophenol; Microwave combustion synthesis; Photocalytic degradation; ZnO ZrO2 coupled metal oxides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895057970     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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