Research Article
Heterogeneous UV/Fenton-Like Degradation of Methyl Orange Using Iron Terephthalate MIL-53 Catalyst
Table 1
The order rate constants (k) for MO photodegradation of the previous works.
| Photodegradation systems | Rate constant (min−1) | Temperature (°C) | Initial MO concentration (mg/L) | Catalyst dosage (g/L) | References |
| UV/H2O2/MIL-53 | 0.0274 | 30 | 120 | 0.5 | The present work | UV/H2O2/MIL-53 | 0.1698 | 40 | 120 | 0.5 | The present work | UV/H2O2/MIL-53 | 0.3294 | 50 | 120 | 0.5 | The present work | TiO2 powder/UV/H2O2 | 0.003 | — | 7.8125 | 1 | [34] | TiO2 doctor blade/UV/H2O2 | 0.001 | — | 7.8125 | 1 | [34] | β-FeOOH/UV/H2O2 | 0.036 | 25 | 80 | 0.2 | [35] | Hydronium jarosite/UV/H2O2 | 0.040 | 25 | 80 | 0.2 | [35] | Ammonium jarosite/UV/H2O2 | 0.022 | 25 | 80 | 0.2 | [35] |
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