Research Article

Photocatalytic Improvement under Visible Light in Nanoparticles by Carbon Nanotube Incorporation

Table 5

Decolorization (adsorption) and photocatalytic degradation of MB under visible radiations of acid-treated CNT, TiO2, and CNT/TiO2 nanocomposites at various molar ratios of CNT to TiO2 (calcined at 400°C).

Catalyst Decolorization efficiency
by adsorption
(dark condition)
Photocatalytic
degradation efficiency
(visible irradiation)

CNT19%8%
TiO210%22%
CNT/TiO2_0.03 : 157%47%
CNT/TiO2_0.05 : 163%70%
CNT/TiO2_0.10 : 165%57%