Visible light photocatalytic degradation of sulfanilamide enhanced by Mo doping of BiOBr nanoflowers.
Band gap
Degradation
Mo-doped BiOBr
Photocatalytic
Sulfanilamide
Visible light
Journal
Journal of hazardous materials
ISSN: 1873-3336
Titre abrégé: J Hazard Mater
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9422688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 02 2022
15 02 2022
Historique:
received:
04
09
2021
revised:
11
10
2021
accepted:
18
10
2021
pubmed:
5
11
2021
medline:
27
1
2022
entrez:
4
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Design of high-efficiency visible light photocatalysts is critical in the degradation of antibiotic pollutants in water, a key step towards environmental remediation. In the present study, Mo-doped BiOBr nanocomposites are prepared hydrothermally at different feed ratios, and display remarkable visible light photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of sulfanilamide, a common antibacterial drug. Among the series, the sample with 2% Mo dopants exhibits the best photocatalytic activity, with a performance 2.3 times better that of undoped BiOBr. This is attributed to Mo doping that narrows the band gap of BiOBr and enhances absorption in the visible region. Additional contributions arise from the unique materials morphology, where the highly exposed (102) crystal planes enrich the photocatalytic active sites, and facilitate the adsorption of sulfanilamide molecules and their eventual attack by free radicals. The reaction mechanism and pathways are then unraveled based on theoretical calculations of the Fukui index and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry measurements of the reaction intermediates and products. Results from this study indicate that deliberate structural engineering based on heteroatom doping and morphological control may serve as an effective strategy in the design of highly active photocatalysts towards antibiotic degradation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34736201
pii: S0304-3894(21)02531-0
doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127563
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Sulfanilamide
21240MF57M
bismuth oxybromide
N427L0NH3S
Bismuth
U015TT5I8H
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
127563Informations de copyright
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