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Solvothermally grown BiOCl catalyst for photodegradation of cationic dye and fluoroquinolone-based antibiotics

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A BiOCl catalyst was prepared via a green solvothermal method without using any surfactant or capping agent. The prepared BiOCl showed a uniform spherical morphology of about 60 nm with an energy band gap of 3.58 eV. Photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of BiOCl (λexcitation = 310 nm) showed the first excitonic peak (near band edge emission peak) at 348 nm indicating the highly crystalline nature of the synthesized catalyst. The BiOCl photocatalyst showed the tetragonal crystal structure with the enhanced photocatalytic performance of 99% toward degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye and three antibiotics, namely, ofloxacin (OFL), norfloxacin (NOR), and ciprofloxacin (CIP) under UV light irradiation. The photocatalytic degradation reaction of each pollutant follows the first-order kinetics with a high rate constant of about 0.0336 min−1. Both electron and hole are the main reactive species involved in degradation of the pollutants. The prepared BiOCl retains its photocatalytic performance even after five cycles of use. The BiOCl catalyst has a high potential for photodegradation of cationic dye and fluoroquinolone antibiotics present in wastewater.

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We would like to thank financial support from Materials Chemistry Research Center and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Faculty of Science, Khon kaen University. T. Chankhanittha wishes to acknowledge scholarship from SAST.

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    Teeradech Senasu, Teerapong Narenuch, Kwanwiorn Wannakam, Tammanoon Chankhanittha & Suwat Nanan

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Senasu, T., Narenuch, T., Wannakam, K. et al. Solvothermally grown BiOCl catalyst for photodegradation of cationic dye and fluoroquinolone-based antibiotics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 9685–9694 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03514-4

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