Table 3. Rate Constants, Correlation Coefficients, and Percentage Degradation of MB for Mole Ratios of TiO2/PVA, 1:8 under Irradiation of Sunlight and the Visible Light Source.
type of irradiation of light | rate constant, k (min–1) | R2 | degradation of MB (%) | mineralization, SO42– content (%) |
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sunlight | 0.0114 | 0.9421 | 77.09 | 65.34 |
visible light | 0.0336 | 0.9582 | 98.43 | 86.13 |