Photocatalytic properties of mesoporous alumina containing Ni doped CdS nanostructures

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Volumn 242, Issue , 2017, Pages 284-293

  Ghugal, Sachin G ^a   Mahalik, Rakesh R ^a   Charde, Pranali S ^a   Umare, Suresh S ^a   Kokane, Sanjay B ^b   Sudarsan, V ^c   Sasikala, Rajamma ^c  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^c BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Active species; CdS Al2O3; Interaction; Mesoporous; Methyl orange; Mineralization; Ni doped CdS

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AZO DYES; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARGE CARRIERS; CITRUS FRUITS; COMPLEXATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MINERALOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; ZINC SULFIDE;

ACTIVE SPECIES; INTERACTION; MESOPOROUS; METHYL ORANGE; MINERALIZATION;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 85011568138     PISSN: 13871811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.01.027     Document Type: Article

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