Accepted Manuscript Title: Promotion effect of ZnO on the photocatalytic activity of coupled Al 2 O 3 -Nd 2 O 3 -ZnO composites prepared by the sol - gel method in the degradation of phenol Authors: J.E. Casillas, F. Tzompantzi, S.G. Castellanos, G. Mendoza-Dami´ an, R. P´ erez-Hern´ andez, A. L ´ opez-Gaona, A. Barrera PII: S0926-3373(17)30134-0 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.02.030 Reference: APCATB 15429 To appear in: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental Received date: 1-8-2016 Revised date: 5-2-2017 Accepted date: 7-2-2017 Please cite this article as: J.E.Casillas, F.Tzompantzi, S.G.Castellanos, G.Mendoza- Dami´ an, R.P´ erez-Hern´ andez, A.L´ opez-Gaona, A.Barrera, Promotion effect of ZnO on the photocatalytic activity of coupled Al2O3-Nd2O3-ZnO composites prepared by the sol - gel method in the degradation of phenol, Applied Catalysis B, Environmental http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.02.030 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.