Facile and environment friendly synthesis of hierarchical BiOCI flowery microspheres with remarkable photocatalytic properties

A facile and environment friendly approach to synthesis of unique hierarchical BiOC1 flowery micro- spheres （FMs） using a biodegradable surfactant polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） was reported herein for the first time. Com- pared to the BiOC1 nanosheets synthesized in the absence of PVA, hierarchical BLOC1...

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Published in中国科学通报：英文版 no. 8; pp. 802 - 809
Main Author Jiaqin Liu Jiajia Hu Lili Ruan Yucheng Wu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2014
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光催化性能
光催化活性
可生物降解
合成
环境友好
花球
表面活性剂
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Summary:A facile and environment friendly approach to synthesis of unique hierarchical BiOC1 flowery micro- spheres （FMs） using a biodegradable surfactant polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） was reported herein for the first time. Com- pared to the BiOC1 nanosheets synthesized in the absence of PVA, hierarchical BLOC1 FMs consist of large amounts of interwoven polycrystalline nanosheets that assemble into a porous flowery structure. The formation mechanism of the hierarchical BiOC1 FMs was also proposed, whereby PVA was believed to play a key role in the crystal growth and the formation of the final microstructures. Compared with TiO2- P25 and BiOC1 nanosheets, hierarchical BiOC1 FMs dis- played remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity, and 20 mg of BiOC1 FMs could completely degrade 50 mL of methyl orange solution （20 rag/L） within 30 min under UV- light irradiation. According to the comprehensive analysis, it can be concluded that the larger specific surface area, porosity, suitable band gap, and the enhanced light absorp- tion capacity may contribute to the remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity. This facile and green approach to fabricating hierarchical BiOC1 FMs would give vital clues to develop new route for synthesizing other hierarchical structured materials.
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BiOC1 · PVA · Hierarchical structureFlowery microspheres · Photocatalysis
A facile and environment friendly approach to synthesis of unique hierarchical BiOC1 flowery micro- spheres （FMs） using a biodegradable surfactant polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） was reported herein for the first time. Com- pared to the BiOC1 nanosheets synthesized in the absence of PVA, hierarchical BLOC1 FMs consist of large amounts of interwoven polycrystalline nanosheets that assemble into a porous flowery structure. The formation mechanism of the hierarchical BiOC1 FMs was also proposed, whereby PVA was believed to play a key role in the crystal growth and the formation of the final microstructures. Compared with TiO2- P25 and BiOC1 nanosheets, hierarchical BiOC1 FMs dis- played remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity, and 20 mg of BiOC1 FMs could completely degrade 50 mL of methyl orange solution （20 rag/L） within 30 min under UV- light irradiation. According to the comprehensive analysis, it can be concluded that the larger specific surface area, porosity, suitable band gap, and the enhanced light absorp- tion capacity may contribute to the remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity. This facile and green approach to fabricating hierarchical BiOC1 FMs would give vital clues to develop new route for synthesizing other hierarchical structured materials.
ISSN:1001-6538
1861-9541