Rate constants of dye decomposition as pseudo first-order reactions for MB+ and MO−.
| Photocatalysts | MB+ | MO− | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(×10−2 min−1) |
R 2 |
per (×10−5KL × qm) |
(×10−2 min−1) |
R 2 |
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 | — |
(×10−2 min−1)
per (×10−5KL × qm)
(×10−2 min−1)
per (×10−5KL × qm)