Influence of crystal structure of nanosized ZrO2 on photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Basahel, Sulaiman N ^a   Ali, Tarek T ^a,b   Mokhtar, Mohamed ^a,c   Narasimharao, Katabathini ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Sohag University   (Egypt)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Methyl orange; Photocatalytic degradationl; Structural effect; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CITRUS FRUITS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINITY; NANOPARTICLES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZIRCONIA;

IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; SURFACE HYDROXYL GROUPS; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; ZRO2;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

EID: 84924299953     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-0780-z     Document Type: Article

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