Issue 12, 2023

Synergism of Co/Na in BiVO4 microstructures for visible-light driven degradation of toxic dyes in water

Abstract

In this work, we report a synergism of Co/Na in Co@Na–BiVO4 microstructures to boost the photocatalytic performance of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) catalysts. A co-precipitation method has been employed to synthesize blossom-like BiVO4 microstructures with incorporation of Co and Na metals, followed by calcination at 350 °C. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared photocatalysts are characterized by XRD, Raman, FTIR, SEM, EDX, AFM, UV-vis/DRS and PL techniques. Dye degradation activities are evaluated by UV-vis spectroscopy, in which methylene blue, Congo red and rhodamine B dyes are chosen for comparative study. The activities of bare BiVO4, Co–BiVO4, Na–BiVO4, and Co@Na–BiVO4 are compared. To evaluate the ideal conditions, various factors that affect degradation efficiencies have been investigated. The results of this study show that the Co@Na–BiVO4 photocatalysts exhibit higher activity than bare BiVO4, Co–BiVO4 or Na–BiVO4. The higher efficiencies were attributed to the synergistic role of Co and Na contents. This synergism assists in better charge separation and more electron transportation to the active sites during the photoreaction.

Graphical abstract: Synergism of Co/Na in BiVO4 microstructures for visible-light driven degradation of toxic dyes in water

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jan 2023
Accepted
26 Mar 2023
First published
27 Mar 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 3247-3259

Synergism of Co/Na in BiVO4 microstructures for visible-light driven degradation of toxic dyes in water

M. Z. Abid, K. Rafiq, A. Rauf, S. S. Ahmad Shah, R. Jin and E. Hussain, Nanoscale Adv., 2023, 5, 3247 DOI: 10.1039/D3NA00048F

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