期刊
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
卷 41, 期 3, 页码 3355-3364出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.10.038
关键词
alpha-Bi2O3 nanorods; Sonochemical method; Solar light; Photocatalyst; Rhodamine B
资金
- UGC (Major Project), Government of India [41-364/2012(SR)]
- TEQIP-II grant of Dr. S.S. Bhatnagar UICET, Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Ministry of Higher Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED) at Najran University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [PCSED-001-11]
This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of an efficient sunlight active photocatalyst, i.e. alpha-Bi2O3 nanorods for the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol. The alpha-Bi2O3 nanorods were synthesized by a simple surfactant free sono-chemical route at ambient conditions and characterized in detail in terms of their morphological, structural, compositional and optical properties. The detailed characterizations revealed that the prepared nanorods exhibited high purity, well-crystalline monoclinic alpha-Bi2O3 structure and excellent optical properties. The catalytic behaviour of alpha-Bi2O3 was investigated for the degradation of a cationic dye (Rhodamine B), its simulated dye bath effluent and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol under solar light irradiation. The as-synthesized alpha-Bi2O3 nanorods catalyst exhibited excellent solar-light driven photocatalysis towards Rhodamine B (97% dye degradation in 45 min) and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (88% dye degradation in 180 min). The presented results demonstrate that alpha-Bi2O3 nanorods are excellent solar-light driven photocatalyst for the photocatalyst degradation of organic dyes and pollutants. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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