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[Retracted] Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Nano-Zinc Oxide and Its Photocatalytic Property

Table 3

Kinetic parameters of first-order reaction for degradation of three dyes.

ProductDegradation of dyesReaction kinetic equationLinear correlation coefficientApparent rate constant

A1Acid magenta
Methylene violet
Malachite green
Y = −0,09762 + 0.98343X
Y = −0.14714 + 0.72000X
Y = −0.11893 + 0.70029X
0.9632
0.9563
0.956
0.89
0.59
0.95

A3Acid magenta
Methylene violet
Malachite green
Y = −0.12238 + 1.18857X
Y = −0.14750 + 1.06786X
Y = −0.19607 + 0.94786X
0.998
0.965
0.983
0.36
0.59
0.36