Facile Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles and Ag/ZnO Nanocomposite and Their Photocatalytic Activities under Visible Light

Table 3

Comparison of photocatalytic degradation of BPA by various catalysts.

Catalyst	Reaction conditions	Observation	Reference
6.3% H3PW12O40/TiO2 composite film	, , under light irradiation of Xenon lamp 300 W	100% of BPA was removed in 240 min.	[58]
2% Ce-ZnO	, , , , under UV light irradiation	67% of BPA was removed in 180 min.	[59]
GO@BiOI/Bi2WO6	, , , under Xenon illumination (500 W)	81% of BPA was removed in 5 h.	[30]
4% C–ZnO	, , , , under UV lamp 30 W	100% of BPA was removed in 24 h.	[60]
1.5% Pd/mpg-C3N4 composite	, , under Xenon 350 W, in a wide range of pH (3.1-11.0)	Almost 100% of BPA was removed in 360 min.	[61]
ZnO nanoparticles	, , , under visible light irradiation	32.7% of BPA was removed in 120 min, degradation capacity of 13.08 mg/g.	This work
Ag/ZnO-10 composite	, , , under visible light irradiation	100% of BPA was removed in 120 min, degradation capacity of 40 mg/g.	This work