Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 380-382.

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Reactive Ion Exchange Synthesis of Nano-ZnO and Its Photocatalytic Properties

ZHU Shaomin1,*, LI Yansheng, ZHANG Zhihong2   

  1. 1College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, Liaoning, China 2School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi′an Technological University, Xi′an 710055, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2010-04-25 Online:2010-04-25 Published:2013-10-08

Abstract: This article reports a novel reactive ion exchange procedure for the synthesis of nano-crystalline ZnO particles, which are successfully used as catalyst materials for cyclic photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange.

Key words: reactive ion exchange synthesis, ion exchange resin, zinc oxide, cyclic photocatalysis, regeneration