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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B by (Mg/Ta): doped Bi4Ti3O12 catalyst under sunlight irradiation

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(Mg/Ta) was incorporated into Bi4Ti3O12 (BTO) crystals in this research to improve their photocatalytic activity in the degradation of organic contaminants. The (Mg/Ta)-modified BTO photocatalyst was synthesized using the molten salt (MS) process. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectra (EDS), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis and UV–vis optical absorption spectra were used to identify the crystal structures, morphologies, surface structures, and optical absorption functionality of the sample. As a model organic pollutant, Rhodamine B (RhB) dye solution was utilized to investigate the impact of contamination (Mg/Ta) on photocatalytic activity under solar irradiation. With a calculated rate constant of kapp = 0.03095 ± 0.00717 min−1, the photocatalytic degradation rate of RhB using the (Mg/Ta)-BTO catalyst was found to be 90% over a reduced time period of 90 min. The improved photocatalytic mechanism of (Mg/Ta)-BTO photocatalyst has been suggested and investigated, and encouraging results have been obtained in the environmental field.

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We thank Pr. Mohamed Toufik Soltani, of Photonic physics and multifunctional nanomaterials-Biskra (Algeria), and CRAPC Laghouat (Algeria) for its cooperation in characterization measurements. We would also like to thank Ben Machiche Hayet (Laboratory of chemistry-biskra, Algeria) for his invaluable assistance in the laboratory.

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Smaili, L., Menasra, H., Benbrika, C. et al. Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B by (Mg/Ta): doped Bi4Ti3O12 catalyst under sunlight irradiation. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 136, 3257–3269 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-023-02485-x

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