Hierarchically structured ZnO-graphene hollow microspheres towards effective reusable adsorbent for organic pollutant via photodegradation process

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 669, Issue , 2016, Pages 177-186

  Bera, Susanta ^a   Pal, Moumita ^a   Naskar, Atanu ^a   Jana, Sunirmal ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Graphene; Hollow microspheres; Nanocomposites; Photocatalyst; Reusable adsorbent; Water pollutant

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; COMPOSITE FILMS; DYES; GAS ADSORPTION; GRAPHENE; METALS; MICROSPHERES; MOS DEVICES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

CHEMICALLY CONVERTED GRAPHENE; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HOLLOW MICROSPHERE; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; NITROGEN ADSORPTION DESORPTION ISOTHERMS; REUSABLE ADSORBENTS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84958073585     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.02.007     Document Type: Article

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