Table 5.
First order constant (k), half-life ( and determination coefficient (R2) for the photo degradation of PAHs with TiO2 (λ = 365nm).
| Compound | ∗C0 | k | t½ | R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AcNf | 0.595 | 0.1973 | 3.51 | 0.9852 |
| AcN | 0.592 | 0.1172 | 5.91 | 0.9354 |
| A N | 0.569 | 0.0979 | 7.08 | 0.9858 |
| BaA | 0.525 | 0.0816 | 8.49 | 0.9628 |
| IP | 0.485 | 0.0740 | 9.37 | 0.9856 |
| DahA | 0.527 | 0.0881 | 7.87 | 0.9837 |
| BghiP | 0.501 | 0.0764 | 9.07 | 0.9849 |
Acenaphtilene (AcNf), Acenaphtene (AcN), Anthracene (AN), Benz[a]Anthracene (BaA), Indene[1,2,3cd]Pyrene (IP), Dibenz[ah]Anthracene (DahA), Benz[ghi]Pyrene (BghiP).
Initial Concentration of the PAHs.