Preparation of ZnO Photocatalyst for the Efficient and Rapid Photocatalytic Degradation of Azo Dyes

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Chen, Xiaoqing ^a   Wu, Zhansheng ^a   Liu, Dandan ^a   Gao, Zhenzhen ^a  

^a SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Azo dyes; Photocatalytic degradation; UV irradiation; ZnO

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; CALCINATION; IRRADIATION; OXYGEN; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLS; STRIPPING (DYES); WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC OXIDE;

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION OF METHYL ORANGES; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; UV IRRADIATION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 85013487528     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-1904-4     Document Type: Article

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