Table 1 PCD activities (initial degradation rates (μM min−1)) of the evaluated samples after 3 h.

From: Verifying the relationships of defect site and enhanced photocatalytic properties of modified ZrO2 nanoparticles evaluated by in-situ spectroscopy and STEM-EELS

Sample

4-CP

Phenol

BA

Pristine ZrO2 NPs

0.53

0.54

3.06

ZrO2-B NPs

0.34

0.28

11.1

Cr@ZrO2 NPs

0.48

0.47

4.47

  1. The experimental uncertainties are within 5%. The experimental conditions corresponded to [4-CP]0 = [phenol]0 = 10 µM, [BA]0 = 20 µM, [catalyst] = 0.5 g L−1, λ ≥ 225 nm.
  2. Significant values are in bold.
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