Research Article

Adsorption of Organic Dyes by TiO2@Yeast-Carbon Composite Microspheres and Their In Situ Regeneration Evaluation

Table 4

Kinetic constant (g/mg⋅min) (in dark), (light on), and Adj. -Square for removing MB.

Cycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3
Yeast-carbonTiO2@yeast-carbonYeast-carbonTiO2@yeast-carbonyeast-carbonTiO2@yeast-carbon

1.3 × 10−35.5 × 10−32.8 × 10−44.2 × 10−38.9 × 10−59.0 × 10−4
0.9800.8380.8340.8700.8660.904
1.22 × 10−36.03 × 10−35.7 × 10−45.57 × 10−31.7 × 10−55.44 × 10−3
0.9920.9170.9460.9680.8940.946