Table 3 Comparison of catalytic efficiency of ZnFeO4@g-C3N4 catalyst with previous literature for the reduction of MB.

From: Fabrication of ZnFe2O4@g-C3N4 for enhanced photo-fenton effect and visible light-driven organic dye degradation

Organic dye

Catalyst

kapp (s−1)

Ref

MB

Ni/CPM‐1 (0.5 wt% Ni, r.t.)

9.51 × 10−3

31

MB

Fe3O4@polydopamine (1 wt% Ag, r.t.)

7.16 × 10−3

32

MB

NiNTAs (33 mgl−1, r.t.)

3.7 × 10−4

33

MB

Pd NPs/RGO‐A. abrotanum (0.18 mmol g-1 Pd, r.t.)

4.9 × 10−2

34

MB

g-C3N4/NiFe2O4(1 gl−1,r.t.)

7.33 × 10−3

35

MB

NiO-g-C3N4(0.5 gl−1,r.t.)

8.33 × 10−3

36

MB

g-C3N4/ZnO(0.5 gl−1,r.t.)

3.10 × 10−3

37

MB

CaFe2O4/g-C3N4(20 wt%CaFe2O4,2 gl−1,r.t.)

0.288 × 10−3

38

MB

g-C3N4 quantum dots/ZnO nanosheets(0.125 gl−1,r.t.)

0.855 × 10−3

39

MB

graphite carbon coating hollow CuFe2O4 spheres(0.1 gl−1,r.t.)

0.633 × 10−3

40

MB

Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2-Ag(1 gl−1,r.t.)

0.208 × 10−3

33

MB

Ag2O@ZnO@g-C3N4(1 gl−1,r.t.)

3.2 × 10−3

11

MB

dots/Fe-BDC(1 gl−1,r.t.)

4.69 × 10−3

42

MB

ZnO/graphene/TiO2(1 gl−1,r.t.)

3.16 × 10−4

43

MB

The ZnO microspheres-rGO nanocomposites(1 gl−1,r.t.)

3.5 × 10−3

44

MB

ZnO-rich CdS-ZIF-8 catalyst(1 gl−1,r.t.)

7.6 × 10−4

45

MB

CA-mGOCS(1 gl−1,r.t.)

2.11 × 10−3

46

MB

Fe3O4/SiO2/TiO2-Ag Photo-Catalytic(1 gl−1,r.t.)

2.08 × 10−4

47

MB

BC/AC-to-Fe3O4(1 gl−1,r.t.)

1.92 × 10−3

48

MB

ZnFe2O4@g-C3N4(30 gl−1,r.t.)

2.12 × 10−3

This work

MB

ZnFe2O4@g-C3N4 with H2O2(30 gl−1,r.t.)

4.22 × 10−3

This work