DocumentCode
1912461
Title
Degradation of rhodamine B in aqueous solution by the UV/ZnO photocatalytic process
Author
Zhao, Jing ; Wang, Li
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mater. Phys. & Chem., Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Beijing, China
Volume
2
fYear
2011
fDate
20-22 May 2011
Firstpage
1397
Lastpage
1400
Abstract
The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RB) was studied by using ZnO nanorods as the catalyst under UV light irradiation. The effect of the RB concentration and ZnO catalyst dosage were investigated. The degradation rate reaches maximum when the pH value is about 11. The reuse of the as-grown ZnO catalysts has little effect on their photocatalytic activity.
Keywords
II-VI semiconductors; catalysis; dyes; nanorods; photochemistry; ultraviolet radiation effects; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; UV light irradiation; aqueous solution; catalyst dosage; nanorods; pH value; photocatalytic activity; photocatalytic degradation; photocatalytic process; rhodamine B; Educational institutions; Power measurement; Zinc oxide; nano-sized ZnO materials; photocatalysis; rhodamine B;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Materials for Renewable Energy & Environment (ICMREE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Shanghai
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-749-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICMREE.2011.5930596
Filename
5930596
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