Research Article
Effect of Fe Doping on Photocatalytic Dye-Degradation and Antibacterial Activity of SnO2 Nanoparticles
Table 1
Comparison of catalytic dye degradation efficiency of the present work with the previously reported literature.
| Material | Dye | Light source | Efficiency (%) | Time (min) | Reference |
| Fe:SnO2 | Methylene blue | Visible light (500 W) | 43 | 120 | Ref [17] | Fe:SnO2 (CTAB) | 25 | Fe:SnO2 (SDS) | 28 | Fe:SnO2 (Triton) | 49 | Fe:TiO2 | Methyl orange | Visible light (250 W) | 69 | Ref [18] | Fe:SnO2 | Visible light (500 W) | 87.2 | 200 | Ref [19] | Ni:SnO2 | Brilliant green | Sunlight | 97.54 | 105 | Ref [16] | Fe:SnO2 | Crystal violet | Visible light (125 W) + H2O2 | 98.23 | 30 | Present work |
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