Photocatalytic degradation and sorption of methylene blue on the surface of metal oxides in aqueous solutions of the dye

Abstract

The photocatalytic activity of some metal oxides and sulfides, as well of С₆₀ fullerene, is compared using the method of photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue simultaneously with comparison of the efficiency of methylene blue adsorption on solid-phase powders of these oxides, sulfides, and fullerene in aqueous solution of the dye in the absence of irradiation.