Exploiting copper-silica-zirconia cooperative interactions for the stabilization of tetragonal zirconia catalysts and enhancement of the visible-light photodegradation of bisphenol A

• Main Authors: Hassan, N. S., Abdul Jalil, Aishah, Triwahyono, Sugeng, Hitam, C. N. C., Abdul Rahman, Anis Farhana, Khusnun, N. F., Mamat, Che Rozid, Mohd. Asmadi, Mohd. Asmadi, Mohamed, Mohamad Azuwa, Ali, Mohamad Wijayanuddin, Prasetyoko, Didik
• Format: Article
• Published: Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/86326/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2017.10.038

Silica-doped tetragonal mesoporous zirconia nanoparticles, SiO2/ZrO2 (SZ), were successfully prepared by a simple microwave-assisted method, and the subsequent incorporation of copper (1–10 wt%) via an electrochemical method gave CuO/SiO2/ZrO2 (CSZ) catalysts. The SiO2 stabilized the ZrO2 completely...