Synthesis, characterization, and sunlight mediated photocatalytic activity of CuO coated ZnO for the removal of nitrophenols

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 8757-8769

  Qamar, M Tariq ^a,b   Aslam, M ^a   Ismail, Iqbal M I ^a,b   Salah, Numan ^b   Hameed, A ^a,c  

^a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES)   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CuO coated ZnO; dinitrophenols; mononitrophenols; sunlight photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COATINGS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONS; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

CORE SHELL CATALYSTS; DINITROPHENOLS; MONONITROPHENOLS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; SYNTHESIZED POWDER; ZNO;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84929494395     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01273     Document Type: Article

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