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TABLE 6.5
InluenceoftheInitialPesticideConcentrationonthePhotocatalyticDegradationofVariousPesticides

Pesticide Light Source Photocatalyst Co Range (mM) Optimum Co (mM) Group of Pesticide References

Phosphamidon UV TiO 2 0.1-0.6 0.45 Organophosphateinsecticide RahmanandMuneer(2005a)

Acephate UV TiO 2 0.7-1.0 1 Phosphoramidothioate

insecticide

Rahmanetal.(2006)

Diphenamid UV TiO 2 0.1-0.6 0.6 Amideherbicide Rahmanetal.(2003)

Carbofuran UV TiO 2 0.023-0.113 0.09 Benzofuranylmethylcarbamate

insecticide

Mahalakshmietal.(2007)

Thiram Solar TiO 2 4.2×10 −4 −16.6×10 −4 4.2×10 −4 Dithiocarbamatefungicide Kanecoetal.(2009)

Lindane Visible N-TiO 2 3.45×10 −5 −2.07×10 −4 3.45×10 −5 Organochlorineinsecticide SenthilnathanandPhilip

(2010)

Dimethoate UV TiO 2 0.0195-0.49 0.0195 Aliphaticamide

organothiophosphate
insecticide

Chenetal.(2007)

Isoproturon Solar TiO 2 0.25-0.75 0.75 Phenylureaherbicide HaqueandMuneer(2003)

Triclopyr UV TiO 2 0.25-1.0 0.75 Pyridineherbicide Qamaretal.(2006)

Daminozide UV TiO 2 0.50-1.5 0.75 Growthretardant Qamaretal.(2006)

Diazinon UV ZnO 0.003-0.005 0.003 Pyrimidine

organothiophosphate
insecticide

Daneshvaretal.(2007)

Methamidophos UV Re-TiO 2 0.1-0.5 0.1 Phosphoramidothioate

insecticide

Zhangetal.(2009)

Bentazon UV TiO 2 0.02-0.062 0.02 Unclassiiedherbicide Pourataetal.(2009)

Propham UV TiO 2 0.25-1.3 0.75 Carbanilateherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

Propachlor UV TiO 2 0.2-1.35 1.35 Chloroacetanilideherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

Tebuthiuron UV TiO 2 0.25-1.5 1.0 Thiadiazolylureaherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

Source: Reprintedfrom J. Environ. Manag., 92,Ahmed,S.,Rasul,M.G.,Brown,R.,andHashib,M.A.,Inluenceofparametersontheheterogeneousphotocatalytic

degradationofpesticidesandphenoliccontaminantsinwastewater:Ashortreview,311-330,(2011),withpermissionfromElsevier.