Photocatalytic activity of hierarchical CuO microspheres synthesized by facile reflux condensation method

Powder Technology

Volumn 278, Issue , 2015, Pages 150-156

  Mageshwari, K ^a,b   Sathyamoorthy, R ^b   Park, Jinsub ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b KONGUNADU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

CuO; Metal oxides; Methyl orange; Methylene blue; Nanostructures; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; CITRUS FRUITS; CONDENSATION; DYES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; MICROSPHERES; NANOSHEETS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRIPPING (DYES); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CUO; HIERARCHICAL ARCHITECTURES; METAL OXIDES; METHYL ORANGE; METHYLENE BLUE; MONOCLINIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

COPPER OXIDE; COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHYL ORANGE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REFLUX CONDENSATION METHOD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELECTED AREA ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UV LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV VIS DIFFUSED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84925967697     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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