Synthesis of AgBr/Bi2WO6 Heterojunction with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities for Methyl Orange

2014 ◽  
Vol 953-954 ◽  
pp. 1139-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Jun Wang ◽  
Xiao Mei He ◽  
Li Guo ◽  
Feng Fu ◽  
Lin Lin Yue

AgBr nanoparticle decorated mesoporous Bi2WO6 architectures was fabricated via a facile precipitation-deposition process. As-prepared AgBr/Bi2WO6 heterojunction was characterized by XRD, FE-SEM and HR-TEM. The photocatalytic activities of the samples were evaluated by the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) under visible light irradiation. The results showed that AgBr nanoparticles decrodation great improved the photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6. The 2.0at%AgBr/Bi2WO6 sample exhibited the best photocatalytic activity for decolorization of MO.Furthermore, the mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity for hierarchical AgBr/Bi2WO6 heterojunction was also discussed.

2015 ◽  
Vol 727-728 ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Pei Pei Yi ◽  
Xiang Zhai ◽  
Xiao Ming Gao ◽  
Feng Fu

The NiO/BiVO4 composite photocatalysts were synthesized by hydrothermal method and were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum(UV-vis DRS), Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (EDS), BET techniques. The photocatalytic activities were determined by oxidative decomposition of methyl orange in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The results showed that the light absorption of the NiO/BiVO4 became higher in the visible range compared to pure BiVO4, meantime, accompanied by a bathochromic shift of the absorption edge. The photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the photodegradation of Methyl Orange under visible light irradiation. The results showed that NiO loaded evidently improved the photocatalytic activity of BiVO4, and loaded amount had a different impact on the catalytic activity of BiVO4, The 20%NiO/BiVO4 which exhibited the favorable photocatalytic activity in the photodegradation of Methyl Orange.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Adawiah Adawiah ◽  
Muhammad Derry Luthfi Yudhi ◽  
Agustino Zulys

The yttrium based metal-organic framework (MOF) Y-PTC was synthesized by the solvothermal method using perylene as the linker and yttrium as metal ion. This study aims to assess the photocatalytic activity of yttrium-perylenetetracarboxylate (Y-PTC) metal-organic framework (MOF) toward methylene blue and methyl orange under visible light irradiation. The results of the FTIR analysis showed that Y-PTC MOF had a different structure and composition from its precursor (Na4PTC). The Y-PTC MOF has a bandgap energy value of 2.20 eV with a surface area of 47.7487 m2/g. The SEM-EDS analysis showed an elemental composition of yttrium, carbon, and oxygen, were 6.9%, 72.1% and 20.7%, respectively. Furthermore, Y-PTC MOF was able to adsorb dyes at the optimum by 78.10% and 35.57% toward methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) at the dispersion period of 60 mins. Y-PTC MOF exhibited photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of methylene blue and methyl orange under visible light irradiation. The addition of H2O2 inhibited Y-PTC photocatalytic activity towards MO degradation from 50.89% to 26.38%. In contrast to MO, the addition of H2O2 had a positive effect on MB, which increased the degradation from 87.56% to 91.65%. Therefore, Y-PTC MOF possessed the potential of a photocatalyst material in dyes degradation under visible light irradiation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 163-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Wei Cao ◽  
Yun Hua Xu

Bi2WO6 doped with iodine ions were synthesized using hydrothermal method and their photocatalytic activities to degrade Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light was investigated. The successful incorporation of I ions in Bi2WO6 was proved by XRD and XPS. UV-vis absorption spectra results show that I ion was successfully doped into Bi2WO6 and a red shift for I-doped Bi2WO6 appeared when compared to pure Bi2WO6. The photocatalytic activities of the photocatalysts were evaluated by the decolorization of RhB under visible-light irradiation. The results showed that the photocatalytic activity of I-doped Bi2WO6 was much higher than the undoped Bi2WO6.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 2590-2597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Kako ◽  
Jinhua Ye

Two new oxide photocatalysts in the Pb–Mg–Nb ternary system, Pb3MgNb2O9 (PMN) and Pb1.83Mg0.29Nb1.71O6.39, have been synthesized, and their photophysical and photocatalytic properties were investigated for the first time. The band gaps of PMN and Pb1.83Mg0.29Nb1.71O6.39 were estimated to be 3.2 and 2.8 eV, respectively, from their absorption spectra. The photocatalytic activity evaluated from the decomposition of 2-propanol into acetone under visible-light irradiation indicated that Pb1.83Mg0.29Nb1.71O6.39 exhibited at least 20 times higher activity than PMN and has a strong oxidizing potential to mineralize organic compounds.


2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2267-2275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Liu ◽  
Shi Duo Zhao ◽  
Xue Lin

Ba0.6Mg0.4TiO3 (BMT) particles with different morphologies were synthesized through hydrothermal method and their optical and photocatalytic properties were investigated. Their crystal structure and microstructures were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). XRD patterns demonstrate that the as-prepared samples are tetragonal structure. FESEM shows that BMT crystals can be fabricated in different morphologies by simply manipulating the reaction parameters of hydrothermal process. The UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis DRS) reveal that the band gaps of BMT photocatalysts are about 2.37 - 2.51 eV. The as-prepared BMT photocatalysts exhibite higher photocatalytic activities in the degradation of methyl orange (MO) under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm) compared with traditional N-doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) and pure BaTiO3 (BTO). The high photocatalytic performance of BMT photocatalysts could be attributed to the recombination restraint of the e-/h+ pairs resulting from doping of Mg2+ ions. The influence of morphologies upon the photocatalytic properties of BMT was studied. Furthermore, BMT nanowires reveal the highest photocatalytic activity. Up to 94.0% MO is decolorized after visible light irradiation for 360 min.


J ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-168
Author(s):  
Damian C. Onwudiwe ◽  
Boitumelo M. Phadi ◽  
Opeyemi A. Oyewo

A p–n heterojunction semiconductor structure composed of Ce3O4 and BiVO4 has been synthesized and then incorporated into reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by the hydrothermal method. The ternary composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron diffraction spectroscopy (EDS), and UV–vis spectroscopy. The efficiency of the composites as photocatalysts was determined by studying the oxidative degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The effect of parameters such as pH, catalyst loading, and concentration of the dye solution was examined in order to determine their influence on the photocatalytic activity of the composites. The composite incorporated into reduced graphene oxide presented the highest percentage (above 90%) in 2 h time, attributed to the effect of the increased surface area. The process of the enhanced photocatalytic activity has been discussed based on the energy band positions of the nanoparticles within the composite.


2021 ◽  
pp. 2150334
Author(s):  
Yi-Feng Chai ◽  
Zhong-Hua Zhu ◽  
Ming-Wei Liu ◽  
Jing Zeng ◽  
Gui-Fang Huang ◽  
...  

Development photoinduced photocatalysts is a significant approach to improve photocatalytic activity and stability. Herein, we successfully prepared Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 composites by a facile method. It is found that the Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 composites show significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity for methyl orange (MO) degradation under visible and UV light irradiation. The degradation efficiency reaches up to 3.7 times higher than that of pure CeO2 under visible light irradiation. Moreover, the Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 samples have almost no loss of photocatalytic activity after five recycles, indicating good photocatalytic stability of the samples. The attractive photocatalytic activity of the Zn[Formula: see text]Cd[Formula: see text]S/CeO2 samples could be attributed to the robust charge carriers transfer and separation.


CrystEngComm ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4485-4492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wang ◽  
Peng Guo ◽  
Qiangsheng Guo ◽  
Pär G. Jönsson ◽  
Zhe Zhao

In the present work, the g-C3N4/nanocage ZnS composite photocatalyst was fabricated and the photocatalytic activity was enhanced under visible-light irradiation.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (79) ◽  
pp. 64414-64420 ◽  
Author(s):  
ShuaiNan Guo ◽  
JinChen Fan ◽  
QunJie Xu ◽  
YuLin Min

The structures of TiO2 hybridized with graphene by three different method were studied and their corresponding photocatalytic activities was compared by degrading RhB under UV and visible light irradiation.


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