Preparation of a visible light catalyst of novel Bi2WO6 loaded Ag3PO4 heterojunction and its efficient removal of toluene. Issue 1 (31st December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Qi; Zhu, Yuyu; Yu, Liangyun; Dong, Xuexing; Wu, Yifan; Yang, Bairen; Xu, Qi
• Is Part Of: Environmental pollutants & bioavailability. Volume 34:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 527
• Page End: 536
• Publication Date: 2022-12-31
• Subjects: photodegradation -- Ag3PO4 -- Bi2WO6 -- VOCs -- toluene; Pollution -- Periodicals; Bioavailability -- Periodicals; Environmental chemistry -- Periodicals; Pollution; Environmental chemistry; Bioavailability; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 577.27
• DOI: 10.1080/26395940.2022.2146000
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2639-5932

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Herein, a novel photocatalyst of Ag3 PO4 /Bi2 WO6 was developed via hydrothermal and precipitation method. Its structure and morphology was characterized through XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, HRTEM, BET, UV-vis DRS, PL, and so on. By employing toluene photodegradation experiment under visible light, the photocatalytic performance of Ag3 PO4 /Bi2 WO6 was proved to be better than Ag3 PO4 and Bi2 WO6 alone due to the efficient separation of electron-hole pairs. When the molar ratio of Ag3 PO4 to Bi2 WO6 was 1:2, the degradation rate of toluene could reach 80% within 180 min. This study provided a new idea for the simple preparation of cheap and efficient nanocomposite materials for VOCs degradation by visible light.