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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104587
关键词
Sol-gel; BiFeO3; Visible-light photocatalysis; Photodegradation intermediates; HPLC
资金
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia [451-03-68/2020-14/200053]
- bilateral project Croatia - Serbia Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of nanostructured materials based on TiO2
This study systematically investigated the photocatalytic activity of single-phase BiFeO3 nanopowder under simulated solar irradiation in the presence of a highly polluting textile dye. The results showed that BFO nanoparticles exhibited high photocatalytic activity, especially in basic solutions, and could be reused multiple times without significant activity losses.
This paper presents a systematic study on the photocatalytic activity of single-phase BiFeO3 (BFO) nanopowder, under the simulated solar irradiation in the presence of highly polluting textile dye (Mordant Blue 9). BFO nanopowder was synthesized by the means of the ultrasound-assisted sol-gel route. The structural and morphology analyses confirmed phase-pure crystalline BFO nanopowder with particle size of 70 nm. UV-vis spectroscopy measurements have revealed favorably high absorbance of the visible light with the calculated band-gap value of 2.21 eV. Photodegradation process as a function of different pH values of dye aqueous solution (pH = 1, 6.7 and 12) and irradiation time was investigated and the complete degradation mechanism was revealed. Related photodegradation products were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with mass spectrometer (HPLC/MS-MS). BFO nanoparticles exhibited higher photocatalytic activity in the basic medium than in neutral and acidic medium. HPLC/MS-MS analysis of the solutions at pH = 1 and pH = 6.7 showed only decolorization process, with no detectable degradation products, while at pH = 12 three different degradation products were observed, and their concentration slightly decreased with time. Reusability test showed that BFO nanoparticles can be used in four successive photodegradation cycles, with no significant activity losses.
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