Comparative Study of the Photocatalytic Activity of Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Hybrid Metal Nanocomposites on the Photodegradation of Malathion

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">Photocatalyst</td><td align="center" colspan="2">Integration area (%)</td></tr><tr><td align="center">At once</td><td align="center">After an hour</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">TiO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center">83</td><td align="center">40</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Au/TiO<sub>2</sub></td><td align="center">75</td><td align="center">19</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Au/ZnO</td><td align="center">85</td><td align="center">27</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

HPLC integration area for Malathion on irradiation to UV.

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Table 2: Comparative Study of the Photocatalytic Activity of Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Hybrid Metal Nanocomposites on the Photodegradation of Malathion 

Table 2 | Comparative Study of the Photocatalytic Activity of Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Hybrid Metal Nanocomposites on the Photodegradation of Malathion 