Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Ternary Al2O3-Nd2O3-ZnO Oxides in the Degradation of Phenol

Barrera, Arturo

Monday, June 15, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Arturo Barrera¹, Eduardo Casillas¹, Francisco Tzompantzi², Guadalupe Mendoza², Sugey Castellanos¹ and Alejandro López², (1)Centro Universitario De La CIÉNEGA, Universidad De Guadalajara, Mexico, (2)Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico.

The evaluation of photocatalytic activity of Al₂O₃-Nd₂O₃-ZnO in the photodegradation of phenol showed that gama-Al₂O₃ photoconverts about 75 % of phenol after 6 h of UV irradiation and that the photocatalytic activity is improved in the Al-Nd-Zn-x oxides achieving photoconversions about 100 % after 4 h of UV irradiation.

Extended Abstracts:

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