@misc{smazna_mutual_interplay_2019, 
author={Smazna, D., Shree, S., Polonskyi, O., Lamaka, S., Baum, M., Zheludkevich, M., Faupel, F., Adelung, R., Kumar Mishra, Y.},
title={Mutual interplay of ZnO micro- and nanowires and methylene blue during cyclic photocatalysis process},
year={2019},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103016},
abstract = {Water purification through photocatalysis is the most important requirement due to the increased health, environmental and energy conservation concerns. Metal oxide nanostructures have played a very prominent role in this direction. ZnO is a promising material in terms of nanostructuring and photocatalysis. This study presents a unique easy-to-follow synthesis for ZnO micro- and nanowires by a flame-based approach. The photocatalytic activity of these grown ZnO nano- and microwires against methylene blue (MB) has been investigated in detail and a possible decomposition pathway is proposed. During repeated photocatalysis, a significant improvement in the decomposition rate was achieved which is mainly attributed to surface modifications of the ZnO wires due to the reaction with MB as confirmed by Raman-spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) investigations. The impact of the MB over involved nanostructures is thus an important aspect for the efficiency of the photocatalysis which is briefly presented here.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103016} (DOI). Smazna, D.; Shree, S.; Polonskyi, O.; Lamaka, S.; Baum, M.; Zheludkevich, M.; Faupel, F.; Adelung, R.; Kumar Mishra, Y.: Mutual interplay of ZnO micro- and nanowires and methylene blue during cyclic photocatalysis process. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2019. vol. 7, no. 2, 103016. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2019.103016}}