Table 3.

Kinetics parameters and DE of MV photodegradation over various ZnO/SiO₂-PCH sample.

Sample	Photon Source	Kinetics Equation	R2	kobs	DE at 120 min (%)
PCH5/MW	UV	1/Ct = 0.109 t + 7.88	0.983	0.109	91.08
PCH10/MW	UV	1/Ct = 0.424 t + 5.92	0.949	0.424	96.08
PCH15/MW	UV	1/Ct = 0.897 t + 1.32	0.988	0.897	98.60
PCH5/HT	UV	1/Ct = 0.376 t + 6.50	0.972	0.376	96.72
PCH10/HT	UV	1/Ct = 1.284 t + 6.85	0.996	1.284	96.88
PCH15/HT	UV	1/Ct = 1.614 t + 4.48	0.987	1.614	99.54
PCH5/MW	Visible	1/Ct = 0.064 t + 2.01	0.972	0.064	74.41
PCH10/MW	Visible	1/Ct = 0.027 t + 2.96	0.973	0.027	63.32
PCH15/MW	Visible	1/Ct = 0.043 t + 3.30	0.963	0.043	70.79
PCH5/HT	Visible	1/Ct = 0.058 t + 2.36	0.958	0.058	74.43
PCH10/HT	Visible	1/Ct = 1.369 t + 1.87	0.994	1.369	67.07
PCH15/HT	Visible	1/Ct = 0.874 t + 2.44	0.986	0.874	72.40