Research Article

Fe(III)/TiO2-Montmorillonite Photocatalyst in Photo-Fenton-Like Degradation of Methylene Blue

Table 3

Initial rate of MB degradation by varied treatment with UV.

TreatmentInitial rate (M/s)

UV + H2O21.284 × 10−6
Ti-MMT + UV1.29 × 10−4
Ti-MMT + H2O2 + UV1.325 × 10−4
Fe/Ti-MMT + UV1.428 × 10−4
Fe/Ti-MMT + H2O2 + UV1.876 × 10−4
Fe-MMT + UV4.89 × 10−5
Fe-MMT + H2O2 + UV7.33 × 10−5
MMT + UV6.46 × 10−6
MMT + H2O2 + UV6.7 × 10−6