Photoelectrocatalytic activity of a hydrothermally grown branched Zno nanorod-array electrode for paracetamol degradation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 291, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-17

  Lin, Chin Jung ^a   Liao, Shu Jun ^a   Kao, Li Cheng ^b   Liou, Sofia Ya Hsuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arrays; Nanorod; Paracetamol; Photocatalytic; Photoelectrocatalytic; ZnO

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRODES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANORODS; TIN OXIDES; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARRAYS; PARACETAMOL; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

AMMONIA; CARBOXYLIC ACID; NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; PARACETAMOL; ZINC OXIDE; DRUG RESIDUE; NANOTUBE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ARRAY; CATALYSIS; DRUG; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ZINC;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC PROCESS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CATALYSIS; DRUG RESIDUES; ELECTRODES; NANOTUBES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84924077339     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.035     Document Type: Article

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