Application of activated M/ZnO (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag) in photocatalytic degradation of diazo textile coloring dye

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 12249-12256

  Milenova, K ^a   Avramova, I ^b   Eliyas, A ^a   Blaskov, V ^b   Stambolova, I ^b   Kassabova, Nikoleta ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND METALLURGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Azo dye; Doping; Nanopowders; Photocatalysis; Ultraviolet light; ZnO

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; HEAVY METAL; NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POWDER; REMAZOL BLACK B; WATER POLLUTANT; ZINC OXIDE;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; POWDER; PROCEDURES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLYSIS; POWDERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TEXTILES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84928713568     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2955-z     Document Type: Article

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