Table 1 Reaction rates (k) under various conditions (if not mentioned, the reaction conditions are irradiation intensity: 7.7 μW/cm2, dye concentration: 20 ppm, Fe78Si9B13 dosage: 0.5 g/L, persulfate concentration: 1.0 mM).

From: Ultra-sustainable Fe78Si9B13 metallic glass as a catalyst for activation of persulfate on methylene blue degradation under UV-Vis light

Parameters

Reaction rates, k (min−1)

R2

persulfate concentration (mM)

0.0

0.002

0.999

0.5

0.260

0.988

1.0

0.626

0.995

2.0

0.640

0.972

5.0

0.658

0.988

Catalyst dosage (g/L)

0.00

0.092

0.983

0.15

0.303

0.998

0.50

0.640

0.972

2.00

0.736

0.998

Irradiation intensity (μW/cm2)

0

0.228

0.992

7.7

0.640

0.972

11.1

0.659

0.991

14.8

0.673

0.999