Large-Scale Synthesis of Porous Bi2O3 with Oxygen Vacancies for Efficient Photodegradation of Methylene Blue |
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Authors: | Li-rong Wang Ting-ting Hou Yue Xin Wen-kun Zhu Shu-yi Yu Zi-cheng Xie Shu-quan Liang Liang-bing Wang |
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Institution: | a.State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, Chinab.State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China |
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Abstract: | Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants has become a hot research topic because of its low energy consumption and environmental-friendly characteristics. Bismuth oxide (Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document}) nanocrystals with a bandgap ranging from 2.0 eV to 2.8 eV have attracted increasing attention due to high activity of photodegradation of organic pollutants by utilizing visible light. Though several methods have been developed to prepare Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document}-based semiconductor materials over recent years, it is still difficult to prepare highly active Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document} catalysts in large scale with a simple method. Therefore, developing simple and feasible methods for the preparation of Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document} nanocrystals in large scale is important for the potential applications in industrial wastewater treatment. In this work, we successfully prepared porous Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document} in large scale via etching commercial BiSn powders, followed by thermal treatment with air. The acquired porous Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document} exhibited excellent activity and stability in photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. Further investigation of the mechanism witnessed that the suitable band structure of porous Bi\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}O\begin{document}$ _3 $\end{document} allowed the generation of reactive oxygen species, such as O\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^{-\cdot} $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ \cdot $\end{document}OH, which effectively degraded MB. |
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Keywords: | Bi2O3 photocatalyst Photocatalytic degradation Large scale Visible light Photocatalysis |
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