Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 268, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118442
Keywords
Bismuth oxyiodide; Bromine doping; High (001) facet exposure; Solid solution; PFOA
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21737003, 51608448]
- Yangtze River scholar program
- 111 program, Ministry of Education, China [T2017002]
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a highly persistent organic pollutant and being regulated in many countries. The strong chemical stability makes it a big challenge to degrade PFOA in aquatic environment. In this study, a high (001) facet exposed BiOI1-xBrx solid solution was successfully synthesized by doping bromine using solvothermal method. The prepared catalyst doped 5 % molar mass of Br (BiOI0.95Br0.05) displayed extremely high photocatalytic activity to PFOA under UV irradiation: 96 % of PFOA was decomposed within 120 min and similar to 65 % was mineralized within 180 min. The reaction kinetic constant was 4.3 times that of BiOI. The enlarged specific surface area, enhanced UV-light absorption and promoted separation of electron-hole pairs were responsible for the enhanced photocatalytic activity. The photogenerated electrons and holes were the decisive species for PFOA decomposition. Short chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), HCOOH, and - were generated and the possible degradation pathway of PFOA by BiOI0.95Br0.05 was proposed.
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