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- Title
Photocatalytic mechanism of Bi<sub>2</sub>Fe<sub>4</sub>O<sub>9</sub> nanoparticles in the degradation of methylene blue.
- Authors
Xian, T.; Yang, H.; Xian, W.; Chen, X.F.; Dai, J.F.
- Abstract
We have investigated the effects of O2, ethanol, and KI on the photocatalytic efficiency of Bi2Fe4O9 nanoparticles towards the degradation of methylene blue (MB). It is observed that O2 has a negligible effect on the photocatalytic degradation rate of the dye, whereas ethanol and KI exhibit a strong suppression of the dye degradation, with a stronger effect observed for the latter. Hydroxyl radicals are shown, by the photoluminescence technique using coumarin as a probe molecule, to be produced on the irradiated Bi2Fe4O9, and are scavenged on addition of ethanol and KI. The mechanisms involved are discussed in detail. Based on the experimental results, hydroxyl radicals and photogenerated holes are suggested to be the two main active species in the photocatalytic degradation of MB by Bi2Fe4O9 nanoparticles.
- Subjects
METHYLENE blue; NANOPARTICLES; ETHANOL; PHOTOCATALYTIC oxidation; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
- Publication
Progress in Reaction Kinetics & Mechanism, 2013, Vol 38, Issue 4, p417
- ISSN
1468-6783
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3184/146867813X13744829848161