Synthesis and characterization of visible-light-driven Cl-doped Bi<inf>2</inf>MoO<inf>6</inf>photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity

• Main Authors: Anukorn Phuruangrat, Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, Budsabong Kuntalue, Somchai Thongtem, Titipun Thongtem
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Materials Science; Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85015772134&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46845
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Cl-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 as visible light driven photocatalyst was synthesized by a hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In this research, the Cl-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 samples have high crystalline orthorhombic Bi 2 MoO 6 phase. The 3 wt% Cl-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 showed excellent photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B and followed the first order kinetics model under visible light irradiation.