التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Comparative photocatalytic study of visible light driven BiVO4, Cu2O, and Cu2O/BiVO4 nanocomposite for degradation of antibiotic for wastewater treatment. |
| المؤلفون: |
Liaqat, Maira, Iqbal, Tahir, Ashfaq, Zain, Afsheen, Sumera, Mahmood Khan, Rana Rashad, Sayed, M. A., Ali, Atif Mossad |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Chemical Physics; 11/28/2023, Vol. 159 Issue 20, p1-11, 11p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
METHYLENE blue, VISIBLE spectra, WASTEWATER treatment, PHOTODEGRADATION, FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy, PHOTOCATALYSTS |
| مستخلص: |
Semiconductor-based photocatalysts have become increasingly used in the removal of pollutants from wastewater, especially antibiotics. A series of composite-based cuprous oxide and bismuth vanadate (Cu2O/BiVO4) composite-based photocatalysts were synthesized by using the chemical method. The structure of the Cu2O/BiVO4 composite was verified by using x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and UV–visible spectra. The degradation of methylene blue (MB) and tetracycline (TC) was investigated to check the photocatalytic activity of the Cu2O/BiVO4 composite series. The quantity of Cu2O was varied from 1% to 7% by weight to prepare the series of Cu2O/BiVO4 composites. The analysis of results verified that 5% Cu2O/BiVO4 exhibits an outstanding photocatalytic activity as compared to 1%, 3%, and 7% Cu2O/BiVO4, pure Cu2O, and pure BiVO4 under visible light irradiation. The optimum value of photocatalytic degradation achieved with 5% Cu2O/BiVO4 was 97% for MB dye and 95% for TC in 120 min, which is greater than the photocatalytic degradation of pure BiVO4 (MB 45% and TC 72%), pure Cu2O (MB 57% and TC 80%), 1% Cu2O/BiVO4 (MB 72% and TC 85%), 3% Cu2O/BiVO4 (MB 83% and TC 88%), and 7% Cu2O/BiVO4 (MB 87% and TC 91%). The stability and reusability of Cu2O/BiVO4 were also investigated. To check the major role of trapping in degradation, a trapping experiment was also performed by using three trapping agents: BQ, EDTA, and tBuOH. The results showed that Cu2O/BiVO4 exhibits an improved photocatalytic activity in the degradation of antibiotics in polluted water because the recombination rate of the electron–hole pair decreased and the surface area increased, which increased the active sites for redox reactions. Such a photocatalytic composite with high efficiency has various applications, such as energy production, environmental remediation, and water remediation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
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