Preparation and Properties of Composite Photocatalyst of Needle ZnO Nanorod Grafted in the Pores of Expanded Graphite

Abstract:

A composite photocatalyst of needle ZnO nanorod grafted in the pores of expanded graphite (EG) was prepared by a process of hydrolysis method directly, in which the expanded graphite was prepared by microwave irradiation. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transformation infrared spectroscope (FT-IR) were used to characterize the structure and the chemical structure of the photocatalyst. The results indicate that expanded graphite had a unique net-like pores structure and ZnO Nanorod was loaded on EG to form EG/ZnO composite photocatalyst.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 204-210)
• Pages: 273-277
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.204-210.273
• Online since: February 2011
• Authors: Song Jian Zhao, En Qiang Wang, Min Cong Zhu, Li Na Ding, Ying Chen Zhang, Deng Xin Li
• Keywords: Expanded Graphite (EG), Hydrolysis Method, Microwave Irradiation, Needle ZnO Nanorod

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