Synthesis and azo dye photodegradation activity of ZrS2-ZnO nano-composites

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 281-288

  Krishnakumar, Balu ^a   Imae, Toyoko ^a   Miras, Jonathan ^b   Esquena, Jordi ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED CHEMISTRY OF CATALONIA IQAC CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation; Naphthol blue black azo dye; Photocatalytic activity; Reusability

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NAPHTHOL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REUSABILITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM;

ABSORBANCES; DECOMPOSITION METHODS; DYE PHOTODEGRADATION; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTANTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84902993268     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.05.018     Document Type: Article

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