Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants over Flower-Like Bi2O2CO3 Dotted with Ag@AgBr
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Photocatalyst Synthesis
2.2. Photocatalyst Characterization
2.3. Photocatalytic Activity
2.4. Preparation of the Ag@AgBr/Bi2O2CO3 Film Electrode
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Catalyst Characterization
3.2. Photocatalytic Activity
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Photocatalyst | Bi2O2CO3 | Ag@AgBr (3 wt %)/Bi2O2CO3 | Ag@AgBr (5 wt %)/Bi2O2CO3 | Ag@AgBr (7 wt %)/Bi2O2CO3 | Ag@AgBr (9 wt %)/Bi2O2CO3 | Ag@AgBr (11 wt %)/Bi2O2CO3 |
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Surface area/m2·g−1 | 12.59 | 15.15 | 18.1 | 22.33 | 25.16 | 28.91 |
Average pore size/nm | 21.15 | 21.43 | 21.64 | 22.02 | 21.75 | 21.25 |
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Lin, S.; Wang, M.; Liu, L.; Liang, Y.; Cui, W.; Zhang, Z.; Yun, N. Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants over Flower-Like Bi2O2CO3 Dotted with Ag@AgBr. Materials 2016, 9, 882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9110882
Lin S, Wang M, Liu L, Liang Y, Cui W, Zhang Z, Yun N. Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants over Flower-Like Bi2O2CO3 Dotted with Ag@AgBr. Materials. 2016; 9(11):882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9110882
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Shuanglong, Miao Wang, Li Liu, Yinghua Liang, Wenquan Cui, Zisheng Zhang, and Nan Yun. 2016. "Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants over Flower-Like Bi2O2CO3 Dotted with Ag@AgBr" Materials 9, no. 11: 882. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9110882