Synthesis plasmonic Bi/BiVO4 photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of tetracycline (TC)

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2019.05.008

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Abstract: In recent years, the excessive use of antibiotics has become a serious problem for human health. BiVO₄ regarded as one of the most promising visible-light-driven photocatalysts was used to degrade the antibiotics. In this paper, we fabricated Bi/BiVO₄ plasmonic photocatalysts which enhanced the photocatalytic activity of BiVO₄ for degradation of tetracycline (TC) antibiotic. The Bi/BiVO₄ photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the photocatalytic experiment results show that the 0.04-Bi/BiVO₄ sample has the best photocatalytic activity for 2 times than the pure BiVO₄ photocatalyst. The cycle experiments, after four repetitions of the experiments, showed the sample still maintained a high photocatalytic activity. Finally, the photocatalytic reaction mechanism was also studied by free radical capture experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Key words: Bi/BiVO₄, Plasmonic, Photocatalysts, Tetracycline (TC), Visible light

摘要： In recent years, the excessive use of antibiotics has become a serious problem for human health. BiVO₄ regarded as one of the most promising visible-light-driven photocatalysts was used to degrade the antibiotics. In this paper, we fabricated Bi/BiVO₄ plasmonic photocatalysts which enhanced the photocatalytic activity of BiVO₄ for degradation of tetracycline (TC) antibiotic. The Bi/BiVO₄ photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. In addition, the photocatalytic experiment results show that the 0.04-Bi/BiVO₄ sample has the best photocatalytic activity for 2 times than the pure BiVO₄ photocatalyst. The cycle experiments, after four repetitions of the experiments, showed the sample still maintained a high photocatalytic activity. Finally, the photocatalytic reaction mechanism was also studied by free radical capture experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.

关键词: Bi/BiVO₄, Plasmonic, Photocatalysts, Tetracycline (TC), Visible light

Nianjun Kang, Dongbo Xu, Weidong Shi. Synthesis plasmonic Bi/BiVO₄ photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of tetracycline (TC)[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(12): 3053-3059.

Nianjun Kang, Dongbo Xu, Weidong Shi. Synthesis plasmonic Bi/BiVO₄ photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of tetracycline (TC)[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2019, 27(12): 3053-3059.

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