Research Article

Degradation Kinetics of Photoelectrocatalysis on Landfill Leachate Using Codoped TiO2/Ti Photoelectrodes

Table 2

Effect of various operating conditions on initial rate by photoelectrocatalysis process.

NumberInitial pHPotential biasCOD0/mgL−1/K Polynomial regression constantInitial /mg·(Lm)−1 equation(1)

-122043783031.009−0.0180.978 0.018() 
(2)
= 0.978
-242043783030.987−0.0140.9310.014
-362043783030.997−0.0090.9860.009
-482043783030.995−0.0060.9480.006
-5 102043783030.994−0.0050.9720.005

-1 754378 3031.004−0.0040.9860.004()

= 0.998
-271043783031.006−0.0030.9760.003
-371543783030.993−0.0030.9760.003
-4 71843783031.005−0.0040.9720.004
-5 72043783030.986−0.0190.960.019
-6 72343783030.982−0.0210.920.021

-1 72043783032189.8−17.60.99717.6()

= 0.972
-272021893031470.7−16.70.963 16.7
-372014593031112.8−4.80.947 4.8
-47201059303874.8−2.50.991 2.5
-5720876303725.8−5.00.990 5.0

-1 72043782831.0040.994()
(3)
= 0.967
-2 72043782930.994−0.0010.990.001
-372043783030.984−0.0180.9490.018
-472043783130.994−0.0080.9940.008
-572043783230.999−0.0100.980.010

() represents pH, potential bias, and initial COD concentration, respectively; () this equation only represents polynomial fitting under pH range from 2 to 10; () this equation represents / equation.