Research Article
Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO-ZrO2 Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation and Mineralization of Phenol
Figure 1
(a) XRD pattern of (A) ZnO, (B) ZrO2, (C) 13ZnO-ZrO2, (D) 25ZnO-ZrO2, (E) 50ZnO-ZrO2, and (E) 75ZnO-ZrO2 calcined at 500°C. t = tetragonal and m = monoclinic of ZrO2; w = wurtzite for ZnO. (b) XRD pattern of the samples evaluated in the region of 71–77° to identify the tetragonal doublets of ZrO2.
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