Preparation and characterization of bismuth oxychloride/reduced graphene oxide for photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B under white-light light-emitting-diode and sunlight irradiation

Author(s):  
Chu-Ying Wang ◽  
Tsunghsueh Wu ◽  
Yang-Wei Lin
Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Yu ◽  
Xueting Bai ◽  
Changfu Yang ◽  
Lijie Xu ◽  
Jie Ma

Reduced graphene oxide–titanium dioxide photocatalyst (rGO–TiO2) was successfully synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The rGO–TiO2 was used as photocatalyst for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA), which is a typical endocrine disruptor of the environment. Characterization of photocatalysts and photocatalytic experiments under different conditions were performed for studying the structure and properties of photocatalysts. The characterization results showed that part of the anatase type TiO2 was converted into rutile type TiO2 after hydrothermal treatment and 1% rGO–P25 had the largest specific surface area (52.174 m2/g). Photocatalytic experiments indicated that 1% rGO–P25 had the best catalytic effect, and the most suitable concentration was 0.5 g/L. When the solution pH was 5.98, the catalyst was the most active. Under visible light, the three photocatalytic mechanisms were ranked as follows: O2•− > •OH > h+. 1% rGO–P25 also had strong photocatalytic activity in the photocatalytic degradation of BPA under sunlight irradiation. 1% rGO–P25 with 0.5 g/L may be a very promising photocatalyst with a variety of light sources, especially under sunlight for practical applications.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopinathan Anoop ◽  
Janardhanan R. Rani ◽  
Juhwan Lim ◽  
Myoung Soo Jang ◽  
Dong Wook Suh ◽  
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