Photocatalytic Degradation of Dichlorvos in Visible Light by Mg^𝟐+-TiO_𝟐 Nanocatalyst

Table 1

Crystallite size, BET surface area, and bandgap energy of each catalyst.

Catalyst no.	wt.% doping of Mg^2+ in TiO2	Calcination temp. (°C)	Crystallite size (nm)	BET surface area (m^2/g)	Bandgap energy (eV)
(1)	0.75	400	15.00	85.209	2.90
(2)	1.0	400	12.11	105.987	2.85
(3)	1.25	400	11.25	107.267	2.75
(4)	1.50	400	13.26	101.820	2.95
(5)	Undoped TiO2	400	11.30	79.382	3.2
(6)	Degussa P25	—	—	69.962	3.1