Table 7 Comparison of naproxen removal efficiency in the presence of synthesized photocatalyst under optimum process conditions.

From: Photocatalytic activity of ZrO2/TiO2/Fe3O4 ternary nanocomposite for the degradation of naproxen: characterization and optimization using response surface methodology

Type of photocatalyst

Surface areas (m2 g−1)

NPX concentration (mg/L)

Irradiation time (min)

Catalyst concentration (g/L)

pH

Degradation efficiency (%)

Average pore volume (cm3 g−1)

References

ZrO2/TiO2/Fe3O4

280

10

90

0.5

3

100

0.92

Present work

TiO2

55

0.184

120

0.1

6.15

40

120

MoS2–CeO2–ZrO2

39.45

11.51

40

0.5

5.8

21

121

P25–TiO2/TEOS

5

600

0.003

6

94

122

HTNM

53.67

0.5

180

1.5

7

99.9

0.32

39

ZnO

40

120

0.5

7

98.7

123

Fe3O4/MWCNTs

144

10

0.4

7

83

0.24

124

N-doped TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4

232.41

9.33

217.08

0.06

4.29

96.32

125