Research Article

Photooxidation of Toluene: Correlation of Noble Metal Loading on Titania and Activation Energy

Table 1

EDX analysis of the catalysts used for photooxidation of toluene.

CatalystElementsWeight %Atomic %

TiO2O K46.3572.12
Ti K53.6527.88
Total100

Pt/TiO2O K47.8273.35
Ti K51.9726.63
Pt M0.210.03
Total100

Pd/TiO2O K42.6769.06
Ti K57.1830.91
Pd K0.150.04
Total100