Highly active Bi/BiOI composite synthesized by one-step reaction and its capacity to degrade bisphenol A under simulated solar light irradiation

•A novel Bi/BiOI composite was firstly fabricated via a facile approach.•The ratio of Bi in composites was adjusted by solvothermal temperature and duration.•Metallic Bi promotes the separation of the photogenerated hole–electron pairs.•The BOI-180-24 could remove BPA efficiently under simulated sol...

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Published in:Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Switzerland : 1996), 2013-11, Vol.233, p.305-314
Main Authors: Chang, Chun, Zhu, Lingyan, Fu, Yu, Chu, Xiaolong
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bi/BiOI
Bisphenol A
Bisphenol A (BPA)
Degradation
Light irradiation
One-step solvothermal synthesis
Photocatalysis
Photocatalytic mechanism
Radicals
Reaction time
Simulation
Three dimensional
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Summary:•A novel Bi/BiOI composite was firstly fabricated via a facile approach.•The ratio of Bi in composites was adjusted by solvothermal temperature and duration.•Metallic Bi promotes the separation of the photogenerated hole–electron pairs.•The BOI-180-24 could remove BPA efficiently under simulated solar light irradiation.•Photogenerated holes, superoxide radicals and singlet oxygen were active species. A novel 3D Bi/BiOI composite was synthesized by a facile one-step solvothermal method and used for the degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) in water. The solvothermal temperature and reaction time affected the chemical compositions, crystallinity and morphology of the prepared materials. The proportion of metallic Bi in the materials increased as the solvothermal temperature and reaction duration increased. The photocatalyst prepared at 180°C for 24h (BOI-180-24) contained approximate 12.5% metallic Bi and displayed the best photocatalytic performance to BPA under simulated solar light irradiation. Metallic Bi might transfer the photogenerated electrons to O2 to produce superoxide radicals. Simultaneously, it also inhibited the recombination of the hole–electron pairs. As a result, the as prepared Bi/BiOI displayed much higher photocatalytic degradation and mineralization efficiency to BPA than pure BiOI. About 92.8% of 40mgL−1 BPA was degraded after 90min reaction using 1gL−1 BOI-180-24 as catalyst under simulated solar irradiation, while 79.0% of TOC was removed at the same time. Photogenerated holes, superoxide radical species and singlet oxygen were responsible for the photodegradation while the superoxide radical species were more predominant in the Bi/BiOI photocatalytic reaction system. Only one intermediate (m/z 133) was observed by LC–MS/MS and a simple degradation pathway of BPA was proposed.
ISSN:1385-8947
1873-3212
DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.048