Facile synthesis of TiO2/ZnFe2O4 nanocomposite by sol-gel auto combustion method for superior visible light photocatalytic efficiency

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1788-1798

  Natarajan, Kalithasan ^a,b   Singh, Puspendra ^a   Bajaj, Hari Chand ^a,b   Tayade, Rajesh Jagannath ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs); Photocatalysis; Rhodamine B; TiO2 Loading; Zinc Ferrite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964345007     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11814-016-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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