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Developing efficient photocatalysts is critical for degradation of organic pollutants. Herein, a highly efficient heterojunction photocatalyst (m-Bi2O4/Bi2O4-x/BiOCl) was synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Through changing the added volume of concentrated HCl acid, the ternary composite based on BiOCl nanosheets matrix on which the m-Bi2O4 micro-rods and the Bi2O4-x nanospheres are firmly attached. The prepared m-Bi2O4/Bi2O4-x/BiOCl showed a favorable degradation rate and mineralization ability towards Bisphenol A (BPA) and Ciprofloxacin (CIP) under visible light irradiation, which degraded 98.3% of BPA in 30 min, 82.3% of CIP in 80 min, and the rate constants were around 30.16 and 2.82 times higher than that of pure BiOCl, respectively. This enhanced photocatalytic activity of m-Bi2O4/Bi2O4-x/BiOCl composite can be originated from the improved light adsorption range and the synergistic effect of type-II and the Z-scheme charge transfer on the interfaces of m-Bi2O4/Bi2O4-x/BiOCl, which then lead to an accelerated separation and migration of photo-generated carriers. Meanwhile, the photoluminescence (PL) test and photoelectrochemistry (PEC) test provided strong evidence for the construction of the heterojunction. Moreover, the repeatability of m-Bi2O4/Bi2O4-x/BiOCl heterojunction photocatalyst was also investigated, and it still remained 90% photocatalytic activity after four successive cycles. This work proposed a possible photocatalytic pathway for m-Bi2O4/Bi2O4-x/BiOCl, which would open up a new avenue for water environment treatment utilizing ternary photocatalysts.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
ISSN: 0927-7757
Year: 2022
Volume: 643
5 . 2
JCR@2022
4 . 9 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:74
JCR Journal Grade:2
CAS Journal Grade:3
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WoS CC Cited Count: 6
SCOPUS Cited Count: 5
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 4
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