Recent developments of zinc oxide based photocatalyst in water treatment technology: A review

Water Research

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 428-448

  Lee, Kian Mun ^a   Lai, Chin Wei ^a   Ngai, Koh Sing ^c   Juan, Joon Ching ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dopant; Photocatalysis; Pollutant; Wastewater; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

BINS; BIOLOGY; CATALYSIS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EXCITED STATES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POLLUTION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CRAFT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYSIS; NATURAL WATER RESOURCES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PHOTO-INDUCED CHARGE; POLLUTANT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM; WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

DYE; LANTHANIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; ZINC OXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

CATALYST; DISCHARGE; DYE; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; OXIDE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; EXCITATION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LUMINESCENCE; MECHANICS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

IMPURITIES; WASTE WATERS; ZINC OXIDE;

PHOTOLYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84945965173     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.045     Document Type: Review

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