Synthesis, Characterization, and Use of Novel Bimetal Oxide Catalyst for Photoassisted Degradation of Malachite Green Dye

Table 1

A typical run of malachite green dye degradation using cerium-cadmium oxide^a.

Time (min.)	Optical Density (O.D.)	2+logO.D.
0.00	1.240	2.0934
20.00	0.560	1.7482
40.00	0.213	1.3284
60.00	0.077	0.8865
80.00	0.036	0.5563
𝑘=7.67×10^−4s^−1

aReaction conditions: dye concentration = 2.50×10⁻⁵ M, light intensity = 600 Wm⁻², cerium-cadmium oxide = 0.03 g in 50 mL dye solution, and pH = 8.