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. 2023 Apr 25;13(19):12926–12940. doi: 10.1039/d3ra01582c

Rate constants of dye decomposition as pseudo first-order reactions for MB+ and MO−.

Photocatalysts MB+ MO−
Inline graphic (×10−2 min−1) R 2 Inline graphic per (×10−5KL × qm) Inline graphic (×10−2 min−1) R 2 Inline graphic per (×10−5KL × qm)
Sol-TiO2 0.23 0.9904 9.57 0.1 0.9816 12.32
Sol-WO3 0.86 0.9927 0.87 0.01 0.9335 54.11
5 wt% WO3/TiO2 1.59 0.9974 7.40 0.04 0.9634 35.12
8 wt% WO3/TiO2 2.48 0.9967 9.48 0.02 0.9905 47.05
10 wt% WO3/TiO2 2.05 0.9959 6.98 0.03 0.9930 79.53
Hyd-TiO2 0.46 0.9978 12.72 0.07 0.9605 15.16
Hyd-WO3 1.04 0.9925 1.05 0.008 0.9409 44.03
TiO2@WO3 5.33 0.9986 16.08 0.02 0.9778 61.22
WO3@TiO2 1.41 0.9930 8.33 0.05 0.9962 29.27
Without catalyst 0.13 0.9954 — 0.007 0.9067 —