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Coupling Bi2MoO6 with persulfate for photocatalytic oxidation of tetracycline hydrochloride under visible light

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In this study, Bi2MoO6 nanosheets were fabricated by a facile hydrothermal method. The physicochemical properties and morphology of the as-prepared Bi2MoO6 nanosheets were characterized by XRD, XPS, DRS and FESEM technologies. Photocatalytic results indicated that the Vis/Bi2MoO6/PS system was much more efficient than Vis/Bi2MoO6 and Vis/PS individual binary systems in TC-HCl degradation. The effects of catalyst dosage (0–0.8 g/L), initial TC-HCl concentration (20–120 ppm), PS concentration (0–10 g/L), initial solution pH (2–10) and coexisting anions (Cl−, NO3−, SO42−) on the TC-HCl removal efficiency were studied. Recycle experiments proved that the catalyst exhibited excellent stability and reusability in degrading TC-HCl molecules through activation of PS. In addition, trapping experiments revealed that SO4·− and h+ were the dominant radicals during degradation process. Finally, the possible mechanism for degrading TC-HCl in the Vis/Bi2MoO6/PS system was proposed.

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Feng, Q., Zhou, J. & Zhang, Y. Coupling Bi2MoO6 with persulfate for photocatalytic oxidation of tetracycline hydrochloride under visible light. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 19108–19118 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02266-0

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