Table 3.
Parameters of first and second order kinetic models for dye degradation by TiO2 NRs and TiO2 NRs/CNTs nanocomposite.
Material | kinetic Model | Parameters | 5 mg/L | 10 mg/L | 15 mg/L | 20 mg/L | 25 mg/L |
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TiO2 NRs | First order kinetic model | K1 (min−1) R2 | 0.011 0.996 | 0.0034 0.84 | 0.0031 0.87 | 0.003 0.86 | 0.0024 0.88 |
Second order kinetic model | k2 (L/mol min) R2 | 0.029 0.83 | 0.0008 0.90 | 0.0004 0.91 | 0.0003 0.955 | 0.0002 0.908 | |
TiO2 NRs/CNTs | First order kinetic model | K1 (min−1) R2 | 0.0281 0.95 | 0.0076 0.94 | 0.0058 0.976 | 0.0032 0.956 | 0.0029 0.938 |
Second order kinetic model | k2 (L/mol min) R2 | 0.039 0.84 | 0.0045 0.962 | 0.0012 0.981 | 0.0004 0.999 | 0.0002 0.979 |