Synthesis of Cd doped ZnO/CNT nanocomposite by using microwave method: Photocatalytic behavior, adsorption and kinetic study

Results in Physics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages 1106-1114

  Azqhandi, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi ^a   Vasheghani F , B ^b   Rajabi, F H ^b   Keramati, M ^b  

^a YASOUJ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; CNT ZnO nanocomposites; CNT ZnO:Cd; CNTs; Isotherm; Kinetics; Microwave; Photocatalytic performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015358478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rinp.2017.02.033     Document Type: Article

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