Table 2 Literature comparison of various heterostructure catalysts with the proposed photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of MOX drug.
S. No | Photocatalyst Material | Illumination Conditions | Catalyst Dosage (g) | pH | Degradation (%) | MOX (ppm) | Degradation Time (min) | Reusability Cycles | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ce2(WO4)3@ g-C3N4) | 150 W/cm2 Tungsten lamp | 0.05 | – | 94.1 | 10 | 60 | 5 | |
2 | g-C3N4 (GCN) with methoxybenzoyl | 300 W Xe lamp | 1 | 5.5 | 80 | 20 | 30 | 5 | |
3 | Co3O4/BiVO4 | Natural Sunlight | 0.05 | – | 68.3 | 10 | 160 | 5 | |
4 | Bio Co-FeMnOx | 300 W Xe lamp | 0.12 | 7–9 | 95 | 20 | 100 | 5 | |
5 | (NiFe-LDH/rGO) | 10 W LED lamp | 1 | 8 | 90.4 | 20 | 60 | 5 | |
6 | CuFeS2/MXene | 300 W Xe lamp | 0.12 | 5.8 | 99.1 | 2 | 40 | 7 | |
8 | V-MnO2 | 100 W/cm2 Tungsten lamp | 0.01 | 3 | 79.5 | 20 | 300 | 3 | |
9 | SnO2/Cu2O | 500 W Xenon lamp (λ ≥ 420 nm) | 0.05 | 86.4 | 20 | 140 | 5 | ||
10 | CoMn@CNT | – | 0.03 | 5 | 89.7 | 10 | 30 | 4 | |
11 | CZ-20@PEM | 240 W/m2 Tungsten lamp | 0.075 | 6 | ≥ 99.4 | 30 | 20 | 7 | Present Work |
