Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticle synthesized by a microwave-assisted combustion method and catalytic activity for the removal of ortho-nitrophenol

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1939-1948

  Assi, Navid ^a   Mohammadi, Ali ^a   Sadr Manuchehri, Qazale ^a   Walker, Roderick B ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Microwave assisted combustion; Ortho nitrophenol; Photocatalytic degradation; ZnO nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927567834     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.891083     Document Type: Article

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