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Synthesis of Bi2WO6/Bi2MoO6 Heterostructured Nanosheet and Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Enhance Photocatalytic Activity

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Bi2WO6/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured photocatalys had been synthesized by a refluxing method. And the photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured photocatalysts was better than Bi2WO6. The enhancement in photocatalysis activity belonged to the match of energy level between the Bi2MoO6 and Bi2WO6. In order to further enhance the photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6/Bi2MoO6, Bi2WO6/Bi2MoO6 was used to activate peroxymonosulfate to photodegradate methylene blue. The mechanism of activating peroxymonosulfate was proved by radical quenching experiment which revealed that sulfate radicals governed the removal of methylene blue.

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This work was supported by Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology Science Foundation (ZR18072), National Natural Science Foundation of China (21301135, 21607034 and 51874227), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (8192011), Science and Technology General Project of Beijing Municipal Education Commission (KM202010016006), Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation Project (2017ZDJC-25) and Industrialization cultivation project of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (18JC016).

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    Di Li, Qianqian Zhao, Juanqin Xue & Yujie Zhang

  2. School of Metallurgical Engineering, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an, 710055, China

    Peipei Yan & Manbo Liu

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    Xinguo Ma

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Li, D., Yan, P., Zhao, Q. et al. Synthesis of Bi2WO6/Bi2MoO6 Heterostructured Nanosheet and Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Enhance Photocatalytic Activity. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 5100–5107 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-020-01607-5

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