Research Article

Photocatalytic Degradation of Polynitrophenols on Various Commercial Suspended or Deposited Titania Catalysts Using Artificial and Solar Light

Table 1

Physicochemical characteristics of polynitrophenols.

CompoundMw (g/mol) (nm) ( )pKapH

Phenol 94.11 270 0.0153 9.20 6.7
4-nitrophenol (PNP)139.11317 0.06237.165.8
2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP)184.112600.05604.005.3
2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP)229.113560.04610.804.0