“…The photocatalytic degradation of MO following a five-hour period with a chloride concentration of 0, 250, 500, and 1000 mg/L was 83% ± 7%, 84% ± 1%, 84% ± 3%, and 84 ± 1%, respectively. The presence of inorganic salt (i.e., NaCl) was anticipated to decrease photocatalytic activity due to the existence of Research Article a competitive reaction between dye and chloride (Bouanimba, Laid, Zouaghi, & Sehili, 2015;Surolia, Tayade, & Jasra, 2007), especially in acidic conditions, due to anion activation (Fang, Fu, & Shang, 2014;Xiang, Fang, & Shang, 2016). The reaction rate constant between hydroxyl radicals with chloride is 10 3 M −1 s −1 at pH 7, whereas the rate constant for the oxidation of organic compounds is more than 10 7 M −1 s −1 (von Gunten, 2003a(von Gunten, ,2003b.…”