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TABLE 6.6
InluenceofCatalystLoadingonthePhotocatalyticDegradationofVariousPesticides

Catalyst dose
range, g/L

Pesticide Light Source Photocatalyst References

Optimum dose, g/L Group of Pesticide

Diazinon UV ZnO 0.5-4.0 3.0 Pyrimidineorganothiophosphate

insecticide

Daneshvaretal.(2007)

Glyphosate UV TiO 2 1.0-9.0 6.0 Organophosphorusherbicide ShifuandYunzhang(2007)

Thiram Solar TiO 2 0-0.3 0.20 Dithiocarbamatefungicide Kanecoetal.(2009)

Tebuthiuron UV TiO 2 0.5-7.5 5.0 Thiadiazolylureaherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

2,4,5-TCPAA UV TiO 2 0.5-5.0 3.0 Phenoxyaceticherbicide Singhetal.(2007a)

Propham UV TiO 2 0.5-5.0 5.0 Carbanilateherbicide Muneeretal.(2005)

β-Cypermethrin UV RuO 2 -TiO 2 2.0-6.0 5.0 Pyrethroidesterinsecticide Yaoetal.(2007)

Methamidophos UV Re-TiO 2 2-12 1.0 Phosphoramidothioateinsecticide Zhangetal.(2009)

Triclopyr UV TiO 2 0.5-5.0 2.0 Pyridineherbicide Qamaretal.(2006)

Picloram UV TiO 2 0.2-2.0 2.0 Pyridineherbicide RahmanandMuneer(2005b)

Carbofuran UV TiO 2 0.025-0.125 0.1 Benzofuranylmethylcarbamate

insecticide

Mahalakshmietal.(2007)

Carbendazim UV TiO 2 0-0.09 0.07 Benzimidazolefungicide SaienandKhezrianjoo(2008)

Imazapyr UV TiO 2 0.315-2.5 2.5 Imidazolinoneherbicide Pizarroetal.(2005)

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

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