Photodegradation of methylene blue over novel 3D ZnO microflowers with hexagonal pyramid-like petals

Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 527-542

  Pudukudy, Manoj ^a   Yaakob, Zahira ^a   Rajendran, Ramesh ^a   Kandaramath, Thushara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Photodegradation; Pyramidal petals; Thermal decomposition; ZnO microflowers

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DYES; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PYROLYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC SULFIDE;

EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROFLOWERS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PYRAMIDAL PETALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION PATTERN;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84906063820     PISSN: 18785190     EISSN: 18785204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11144-014-0703-5     Document Type: Article

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