High efficient ZnO nanowalnuts photocatalyst: A case study

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-103

  Yan, Feng ^a,b   Zhang, Siwen ^b   Liu, Yang ^b   Liu, Hongfeng ^c   Qu, Fengyu ^b   Cai, Xue ^a   Wu, Xiang ^b  

^a MUDANJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MUDANJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic properties; Chemical synthesis; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; DYES; IRRADIATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; HIGH EFFICIENT; ZNO;

SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84904199784     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.06.026     Document Type: Article

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