Research Article

Synthesis and Bactericidal Ability of TiO2 and Ag-TiO2 Prepared by Coprecipitation Method

Table 2

Values of (%) and by using different light sources and different photocatalysts of TiO2 and Ag-TiO2 or light only.

TiO2 (%) (mināˆ’1)Ag-TiO2 (%) (mināˆ’1)

Dark19%0.03Dark19.46%0.03
Visible23%0.28Visible23.14%0.28
Dark + TiO287%0.7UV100%1.67
Visible + TiO296%1.08Dark + Ag-TiO2100%6.56
UV99%1.56Visible + Ag-TiO2100%6.67
UV+TiO2100%2.22UV + Ag-TiO2100%6.67