The assessment of the photocatalytic activity of magnetically retrievable ZnO coated γ-Fe2O3 in sunlight exposure

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 283, Issue , 2016, Pages 656-667

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

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

2,4,6 TCP; 2,4 DCP; 2 CP; 4 CP; Magnetic photocatalyst; Sunlight photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SPECTROSCOPY;

2 ,4-DCP; 2,4,6-TCP; 2-CP; 4-CP; MAGNETIC PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84939600664     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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