A novel route for waste water treatment: Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B

The direct photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RB) has been reported by thiocyanate complex of iron and hydrogen peroxide. The rate determining parameters like, pH of the medium, concentration of the complex and dye, amount of H2O2, and light intensity on the degradation process were studied in detail. The rate of photocatalytic degradation of the dye was observed spectrophotometrically and it follows pseudo-first-order kinetics. (C) 2010 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.