Textural (SSA, volume and size of pores), and morphological properties of ZnO particles.

Sample	S BET a (m2 g−1)	V total b (cm3 g−1)	V meso c (cm3 g−1)	V micro d (cm3 g−1)	r av e (nm)	d av,FE-SEM f (nm)	d N(0.5)PSAg (nm)	Particles shape
ZnO	19.1	0.0710	0.0687	0.0054	14.2	92.7	285	Conelike
ZnO/CTAB	24.8	0.1147	0.1121	0.0088	20.5	355.0	336	Platelike
ZnO/F127	15.5	0.0732	0.0698	0.0062	25.7	80.2	270	Conelike

^a S _BET – BET specific surface area.

^b V _total – total pore volume.

^c V _meso – volume of mesopores (2–50 nm).

^d V _micro – volume of micropores (<2 nm).

^e r _av – BJH adsorption average pore diameter.

^f d _av – average particle size determined from FE-SEM images.

^g d _N(0.5)_PSA – average particle size (based on number) determined by PSA.