Sol-gel synthesis, characterisation, and photocatalytic activity of porous spinel Co3O4 nanosheets

Chemical Papers

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1087-1096

  Pudukudy, Manoj ^a   Yaakob, Zahira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

photodegradation; porous nanosheets; reusability; sol gel synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899973601     PISSN: 03666352     EISSN: 13369075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11696-014-0561-7     Document Type: Article

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