Research Article

Anodic Titanium Oxide Layers Modified with Gold, Silver, and Copper Nanoparticles

Table 2

Percentage of dye loss (DEG%), and decomposition rate of MR in the presence of ATO-based photocatalysts.

SampleDEG (%)k (h−1)

ATO75 ± 20.24 ± 0.01
ATO CuNPs76 ± 20.22 ± 0.02
ATO AuNPs84 ± 20.30 ± 0.01
ATO AgNPs79 ± 10.25 ± 0.01
MR solution12 ± 20.02 ± 0.01