Degradation of wastewaters containing organic dyes photocatalysed by zinc oxide: a review

SM Lam, JC Sin, AZ Abdullah… - Desalination and Water …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Organic dyes are one of the largest groups of pollutants discharged into wastewaters from
textile and other industrial processes. Owing to the potential toxicity of the dyes and their …

Lauryl benzene sulfonic acid sodium-carbon nanotube-modified PbO2 electrode for the degradation of 4-chlorophenol

X Duan, F Ma, Z Yuan, L Chang, X Jin - Electrochimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
The lauryl benzene sulfonic acid sodium (LAS)-carbon nanotube (CNT)-modified PbO2
electrode was fabricated by thermal deposition and electrodeposition methods. Its …

Determination of chlorophenols in landfill leachate using headspace sampling with ionic liquid-coated solid-phase microextraction fibers combined with gas …

TT Ho, CY Chen, ZG Li, TCC Yang, MR Lee - Analytica chimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
A new microextraction technique based on ionic liquid solid-phase microextraction (IL-
SPME) was developed for determination of trace chlorophenols (CPs) in landfill leachate …

Photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol by UV/H2O2/NiO process in aqueous solution

R Alimoradzadeh, A Assadi, S Nasseri… - Iranian journal of …, 2012 - Springer
The removal of 4-chlorophenol from aqueous phase continues to be an important
environmental issue. In this work, the photochemical oxidation of 4-chlorophenol in aqueous …

A simple route for the preparation of P-modified TiO2: Effect of phosphorus on thermal stability and photocatalytic activity

K Elghniji, J Soro, S Rossignol, M Ksibi - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Phosphorus-modified dioxide nanoparticles were prepared by sol–gel method. The effect of
phosphorus precursor and calcination temperatures on phase transformation, grain growth …

Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of oxalic acid by spray deposited nanocrystalline zinc oxide thin films

SS Shinde, PS Shinde, RT Sapkal, YW Oh… - Journal of alloys and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The high quality nano-crystalline zinc oxide thin films are deposited onto corning glasses by
spray pyrolysis technique. The influence of reaction temperature onto their …

Photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties of in situ carbon hybridized BiPO4 films

B Lu, X Ma, C Pan, Y Zhu - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2012 - Elsevier
In situ hybridization of carbon with BiPO4 films were performed through calcination of
amorphous complex precursor films on the Ti substrate under various temperatures. The …

Identification and ecotoxicity assessment of intermediates generated during the degradation of clofibric acid by advanced oxidation processes

W Li, Y Ding, Q Sui, S Lu, Z Qiu, K Lin - Frontiers of Environmental Science …, 2012 - Springer
The aim of this study was to identify the intermediates in clofibric acid degradation under
various advanced oxidation processes, namely ultraviolet (UV), UV/H 2 O 2, vacuum …

Systematic evaluation of thermal and mechanical stability of different commercial and synthetic photocatalysts in relation to their photocatalytic activity

S Ribbens, E Beyers, K Schellens, M Mertens… - Microporous and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of thermal treatment and mechanical stress on the structural and photocatalytic
properties of eight different (synthetic and commercial) photocatalysts has been thoroughly …

Synthesis of CuO and ZnO nanoparticles and CuO doped ZnO nanophotocatalysts

NZ Razali, AH Abdullah, MJ Haron - Advanced Materials Research, 2012 - Trans Tech Publ
Nanocrystalline copper oxide (CuO) particles were precipitated by using different sources of
copper salts and oxalic acids. The transformation to monoclinic CuO is achieved by heating …