Research Article

Mechanism and Kinetics Study for Photocatalytic Oxidation Degradation: A Case Study for Phenoxyacetic Acid Organic Pollutant

Table 5

The optimization goals of photocatalytic degradation of PAA.

Independent variablesGoalLower limitUpper limitImportance

ZnO loading (g/L)In the range0.300.503
Initial concentration of PAA (mg/L)In the range15.0025.003
Solution pHIn the range6.008.003
Reaction time (min)In the range20.0040.003