Table 1 Comparing the performance of biogenic AgNP catalysts in the unitary and ternary mixture for the degradation of several dyes.

From: Spectroscopic approach to optimize the biogenic silver nanoparticles for photocatalytic removal of ternary dye mixture and ecotoxicological impact of treated wastewater

Dye Sample

Parameters

Degradation %

Time for Degradation (min)

Reaction Kinetics, k (min–1)

T50 (min)

T80 (min)

TT

For Unitary

82.83 ± 0.99d

70

0.0268 ± 0.0011d

25.89 ± 1.0617d

60.10 ± 2.4651d

For ternary solution

82.89 ± 0.75d

80

0.0247 ± 0.0008d

28.11 ± 0.9290e

65.28 ± 2.1570e

CV

For Unitary

95.14 ± 0.73c

70

0.0461 ± 0.0020b

15.04 ± 0.6673b

34.92 ± 1.5492b

For ternary solution

96.96 ± 0.28b

100

0.0331 ± 0.0014c

20.96 ± 0.8988c

48.67 ± 2.0869c

MB

For Unitary

98.50 ± 0.23a

80

0.0593 ± 0.0014a

11.70 ± 0.2762a

27.16 ± 0.6412a

For ternary solution

95.39 ± 0.92c

110

0.0316 ± 0.0023c

21.98 ± 1.5479c

51.04 ± 3.5938c

  1. Variations with different letters indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05) as per Duncan’s multiple comparison studies. [T50 = Half-life and T80 = Time required for 80% degradation].