JOURNAL ARTICLE

Preparation and visible light photocatalytic activity of Bi2O3/CaO photocatalysts

Limin SongShujuan Zhang

Year: 2010 Journal:   Reaction Kinetics Mechanisms and Catalysis   Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media

Abstract

To utilize visible light more efficiently in photocatalytic reactions, Bi2O3/CaO photocatalysts were prepared by a mechanical mixing method and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV–vis spectroscopy. UV–vis spectroscopy results showed that the photocatalysts have a wide absorption band in the range of visible light. The photocatalytic activities of obtained Bi2O3, CaO, and Bi2O3/CaO samples were evaluated by methylene blue degradation under visible light irradiation. It was found that the Bi2O3/CaO sample exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity.

Keywords:
Photocatalysis Visible spectrum Materials science Methylene blue Spectroscopy Irradiation Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy Photochemistry Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform Absorption spectroscopy Nuclear chemistry Absorption (acoustics) Catalysis Chemistry Optics Optoelectronics Organic chemistry Composite material Physics

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