Abstract

The effect of grinding on the photocatalytic activity of commercial ZnO powder was explored using methyl orange as a model pollutant and the corresponding mechanism was discussed tentatively. The results indicate that the photocatalytic activity of the ZnO powder grinded decreases obviously in comprison with that of the ZnO powder untreated. This phoenomenon might be ascribed to the decrease of surface defects of ZnO induced by grinding, suggesting that the further treatment leading to the change of surface states of ZnO powder as a photocatalyst ought to be avoided.

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