Synthesis and characterization of visible light-driven W-doped Bi<inf>2</inf>MoO<inf>6</inf>photocatalyst and its photocatalytic activities

• Main Authors: Anukorn Phuruangrat, Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, 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=85013053157&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46851
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. W-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 photocatalyst has been synthesized by hydrothermal method. It exhibits an orthorhombic Bi 2 MoO 6 nanoplates with the increase of the W doping amount from 0 to 3%. Among these W-doped samples, 3% W-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 sample shows the degradation efficiency of 100% for Rhodamine B under visible light irradiation within 140 min which is higher than pure Bi 2 MoO 6 nanoplates. The calculated apparent reaction rate constant for the 3% W-doped Bi 2 MoO 6 of 0.027 min −1 is 1.69 times of pure Bi 2 MoO 6 photocatalyst (0.016 min −1 ).