Research Article

Correlation between the Photocatalytic Degradability of PAHs over Pt/TiO2-SiO2 in Water and Their Quantitative Molecular Structure

Table 1

Physicochemical properties of NP, FL, PHE, PYR, BaP, and DahA [32, 33].

PAHsChemical structuresMrMolecular formula CAS numberSolubility (mmol L−1)Vapor pressure 25°C (Pa) (amt m3 mol−1)

NP128C10H891-20-32.4 × 10−13.3710.94.5 × 10−3

FL166C13H1086-73-71.2 × 10−24.188.81 × 10−27.4 × 10−5

PHE178C14H1085-01-87.2 × 10−34.451.6 × 10−22.7 × 10−4

PYR202C16H10129-00-07.2 × 10−44.888.86 × 10−41.3 × 10−5

BaP252C20H1250-32-88.4 × 10−76.061.5 × 10−57.4 × 10−5

DahA278C22H1253-70-3(3.7 ± 1.8) × 10−106.500.8 × 10−62.0 × 10−9