Construction of a BiWO/BiVO Photocatalytic System for Efficient Visible Light Degradation of Tetracycline Drugs

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2023 Feb 9

PMID 36756596

Authors

Yiyao Zhang

Hongchen Song

Jintai Han

Yunchao Liu

Jing Sun

Tingting Shen

Xikui Wang

Zhen Wang

Weizhen Zhang

Xuerui Yao

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Abstract

A BiWO/BiVO composite photocatalytic material was synthesized by the hydrothermal method, and achieved the effective degradation of oxytetracycline (OTC) and tetracycline (TC) under visible light. The compositions, structures, chemical states and optoelectronic properties of BiWO, BiVO and BiWO/BiVO composites were characterized by systematic characterization. The results show that the existence of the heterojunction interface facilitates the separation of photogenerated carriers. Compared with the pure catalyst of BiWO and BiVO, the BiWO/BiVO composite material significantly improves the degradation efficiency of OTC and TC. The degradation rate is 6.22 and 3.02 times higher than that of BiWO and BiVO, respectively. Through the free radical quenching experiments, it is known that photogenerated holes (h) and superoxide anion free radicals (·O ) are the main active substances in the degradation of OTC. By analyzing the process of photocatalytic degradation of OTC, there are mainly six intermediates during the process. Their possible degradation pathways are also inferred in this paper.

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