@article{scholars17147,
            year = {2022},
           pages = {511--527},
         journal = {Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis},
       publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media B.V.},
             doi = {10.1007/s11144-021-02098-2},
          number = {1},
          volume = {135},
            note = {cited By 9},
           title = {Domination of methylene blue over rhodamine B during simultaneous photocatalytic degradation by TiO2 nanoparticles in an aqueous binary solution under UV irradiation},
            issn = {18785190},
          author = {Suhaimi, N. A. A. and Shahri, N. N. M. and Samat, J. H. and Kusrini, E. and Lim, J. W. and Hobley, J. and Usman, A.},
        keywords = {Aromatic compounds; Catalysts; Dyes; Efficiency; Irradiation; Photocatalytic activity; Photodegradation; Stripping (dyes); TiO2 nanoparticles; Wastewater treatment, Anatase TiO 2; Aqueous mixtures; Binary solutions; Degradation efficiency; Degradation rate; Methylene Blue; Photocatalytic degradation; Rhodamine-B; Simultaneous photocatalyse; UV irradiation, Titanium dioxide},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85119822751&doi=10.1007\%2fs11144-021-02098-2&partnerID=40&md5=af87bac01b78a07ac8633fab9b9ddf9c},
        abstract = {Simultaneous photocatalytic degradation of an aqueous mixture of methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) by anatase TiO2 catalyst under UV light irradiation was investigated. In the mixed solution, degradation rate and efficiency of MB (0.151 {\^A}{$\pm$} 0.013{\^A} min{\^a}??1, 92.3 {\^A}{$\pm$} 1.2) was found to be much higher than for RhB (0.025 {\^A}{$\pm$} 0.003{\^A} min{\^a}??1, 20.5 {\^A}{$\pm$} 0.6). This was in contrast to the degradation rate and efficiency of MB and RhB when they were in solution alone (0.173 {\^A}{$\pm$} 0.019{\^A} min{\^a}??1, 93.1 {\^A}{$\pm$} 1.1 and 0.115 {\^A}{$\pm$} 0.005{\^A} min{\^a}??1, 96.1 {\^A}{$\pm$} 1.2). The domination of MB over RhB in the simultaneous photocatalysis was further confirmed by adding different molar fractions of each dye and using H2O2-assisted methods. These results can be explained by considering that the planar MB molecules have steric interactions inhibiting Coulombic attraction for RhB to the catalyst surface and suppressing its photocatalytic degradation efficiency. This paper provides an important insight into the governing factors during simultaneous photocatalytic removal of synthetic dyes during the treatment of multicomponent wastewater. {\^A}{\copyright} 2021, Akad{\~A}{\copyright}miai Kiad{\~A}3, Budapest, Hungary.}
}