Research Article

Citrus sinensis and Musa acuminata Peel Waste Extract Mediated Synthesis of TiO2/rGO Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue under Visible Light Irradiation

Table 1

Calculated parameters for first and second order kinetic data model.

First order (ln(At/Ai) = −kt) dataSecond order (1/At = kt + 1/Ao) data
NanomaterialsInterceptSlopeR2NanomaterialsInterceptSlopeR2

Control−0.098−0.0060.955Control0.425810.002870.9802
TiO2-2c−0.01−0.0140.95TiO2-2c0.378160.008460.88616
TiO2/rGO-0.5c−0.051−0.0240.83TiO2/rGO-0.5c1.095190.071850.85933
TiO2/rGO-1c−0.94−0.030.8TiO2/rGO-1c1.049360.063330.85933
TiO2/rGO-1.5c−1.07−0.0360.828TiO2/rGO-1.5c1.095190.071850.85933
TiO2-2 m−0.098−0.0110.953TiO2-2 m0.414280.006880.8976
TiO2/rGO-0.5 m−0.084−0.020.66TiO2/rGO-0.5 m0.57310.037610.81955
TiO2/rGO-1 m−0.75−0.020.79TiO2/rGO-1 m0.86150.032090.92895
TiO2/rGO-1.5 m−1.07−0.0350.819TiO2/rGO-1.5 m1.311060.091630.97396