Abstract
BiOBr was investigated as an efficient catalyst for the photosensitized degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye using 450 nm monochromatic light as a source of excitation. It was found that RhB molecules can be decomposed via a photosensitized process more efficiently on the un-excited BiOBr semiconductor (Eg = 2.8 eV) and the reaction follows apparent zeroth order kinetics. The effects of catalyst dosage and reaction temperature on the photodegradation efficiency as well as the photostability of as-prepared BiOBr have been investigated. Around 85 % removal efficiency was achieved using 0.4 mg/mL of BiOBr at room temperature (300 K). A possible photodegradation mechanism has been also proposed and discussed based on the experimental results achieved in this study.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 247-258 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51172044) and the National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (BK2011617). M. A. Gondal and Z.H Yamani are thankful to KFUPM.
Keywords
- 450 nm monochromatic light
- BiOBr
- Kinetics
- Photostability
- Rhodamine B
- Thermodynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry