Table 3 Comparison of the rate of degradation of organic pollutants for pure BFO and BFO-doped nanoparticles using different light sources and time interval
Study | Dopants | Organic pollutant | Source of light | Concentration of dye (mg/L) | Time (h) | Degradation efficiency (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K2BFO | Ba, K | Methylene blue | Visible light | 10.00 | 2.00 | 80 | This study |
BFO | Sr | Methyl orange | Visible light | 20.00 | 2.00 | 95 | [23] |
BFO | Ba | Benzene | Visible light | 10.00 | 1.00 | 97 | [24] |
BFO | Ba, Na | Methylene blue | Visible light | 10.00 | 1.50 | 84 | [25] |
TiO2 | Pt | Methyl orange | UV light | 20.00 | 1.50 | 98 | [26] |
TiO2 | Ce | Rhodamine B | UV light | 0.50 | 2.00 | 80 | [27] |
TiO2 | S | 4-Chlorophenol | Visible light | 0.32 | 6.00 | 88 | [28] |
BFO | Ba | Methyl orange | Visible light | 10.00 | 2.00 | 81 | [29] |