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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
Volume 445, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.115071
Keywords
Kaolinite; BiOBr; Degradation; RhB dye; Photocatalysis; Sunlight; Theoretical calculations
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This study synthesized a new eco-friendly photocatalyst nanocomposite, BiOBr@Kaolinite, through a simple co-precipitation method. The nanocomposite was characterized using various techniques to determine its crystal phase, functional groups, morphology, composition, chemical states, optical properties, and band gap energy. The nanocomposite exhibited efficient photodegradation of Rhodamine B dye under sunlight irradiation due to the charge transfer from kaolinite to BiOBr nanoparticles. This study provides a potential application for the degradation of toxic organic pollutants in wastewater.
This study reported the synthesis of a new eco-friendly photocatalyst nanocomposite based on kaolinite clay and bismuth oxybromide (BiOBr@Kaolinite) using a facile co-precipitation method in acidic medium. The prepared nanocomposite was characterized using several techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning microscopy electron (SEM), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). These techniques were used to determine the crystal phase, functional groups, morphology, elementary composition, chemical states, optical properties, and bad gap energy of as synthesized, respectively. The characterized materials were then applied for rapid photodegradation of Rhodamine B dye (RhB), indicating its effective use for the degradation of toxic organic pollutants under sunlight irradiation. The photocatalytic activity study showed that RhB dye (10 mg/L) was degraded within 30 min under sunlight irradiation. The degradation mechanism of RhB and the photocatalytic stability study of the nanocomposite BiOBr@0.4Kaol showed that, the high photocatalytic activity could be attributed to the charge transfer from kaolinite to BiOBr nanoparticles, which prevented the rapid recombination of the electron-hole pair induced during the photo -catalytic process. Moreover, MD and DFT-D stimulations and adsorption calculations based on Monte Carlo were applied in this study. This study led to the development of an effective and environmentally friendly photo -catalyst nanocomposite for the degradation of toxic organic pollutants in wastewater, highlighting its potential application in water treatment and depollution processes.
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