Band gap-engineered ZnO and Ag/ZnO by ball-milling method and their photocatalytic and Fenton-like photocatalytic activities

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 356, Issue , 2015, Pages 615-625

  Choi, Young In ^a   Jung, Hye Jin ^b   Shin, Weon Gyu ^b   Sohn, Youngku ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ag ZnO; Ball milling; Band gap engineered; Fenton like; Photocatalytic dye degradation

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; CITRUS FRUITS; DEGRADATION; DYES; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MILLING (MACHINING); PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION RATES; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC OXIDE; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

BALL-MILLING METHODS; FENTON LIKES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REACTION CONDITIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

BALL MILLING;

EID: 84942465185     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.08.118     Document Type: Article

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