Table 2 Identified photocatalytic degradation intermediates during Rhodamine B dye degradation.

From: Bismuth nickelate nanoparticles synthesized using Curcuma longa rhizome extract as biocidal and photocatalytic agents

Intermediate of

Rhodamine B

Molecular formula

Molecular weight

Mass found in LC-MS

A

C28H31N2O3

443.2

[M]+=443.67

B

C26H27N2O3

415.1

[M]+=415.6

C

C22H19N2O3

359.1

[M + H + K]+= 399.58

D

C20H14N2O3

330.1

[M + K]+= 369.68

E

C20H15NO3

317.1

[M + H + Na]+= 341.63

F

C19H14O

258.1

[M + Na]+= 282.4

G

C13H11NO

197.2

[M]+=196.17

H

C24H23N2O3

387.2

[M + K]+=427.63

I

C23H23N2O

343.2

[M]+=343.68

J

C22H21N2O

329.2

[M + H + K]+=369.68

K

C21H20NO

302.2

[M + K]+=341.63