Research Article

Visible-Light-Driven SO42-/TiO2 Photocatalyst Synthesized from Binh Dinh (Vietnam) Ilmenite Ore for Rhodamine B Degradation

Table 1

Characteristics for TiO2 and SO42-/TiO2.

SampleAverage crystallite size (nm)Ratio of the anatase to rutile phaseSpecific surface area (m2g-1)RhB photodegradation efficiency (%)
After 9 hours of the visible light irradiationAfter 2 hours of the sunlight irradiation

TiO219.0983.16/16.8489.413511.7726.09
SO42-/TiO222.1982.95/17.0549.912099.4799.63