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Insights into the highly efficient SPR enhanced photodegradation of tetracycline by Bi/Bi2MoO6 composites

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A Bi/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposite is fabricated utilizing a simple one-pot solvothermal method, which shows great photodegradation ability to tetracycline (TC). The effect of Bi0 nanoparticles on the photodegradation of TC was investigated, and it is ascribed to the surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) effect. The light energy could be strongly absorbed by the Bi0 nanoparticles, and then transferred to the adjacent Bi2MoO6, to enhance the photocatalytic performance. The results of the sacrifice experiment and quantitative analysis of active radicals showed that the photoelectrons could react with soluble O2 and ·OH to form ·O2−, which finally dominates in the process of photocatalytic degradation of TC. This work proposed a way to construct a highly efficient photocatalyst based on SPR effect, which has great application potential in environmental treatment.

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This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U21A20290, 21876047) and the Thousand Talents Plan of Qinghai province.

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  1. MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, People’s Republic of China

    Feixue Gao, Muliang Xiao, Hangxi Liu, Yuxin Liu, Jing Zhang, Ming Fang & Xiaoli Tan

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People’s Republic of China

    Dezhe Fan

  3. Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Mingguang Kong

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Feixue Gao: investigation, methodology, writing—original draft, visualization. Dezhe Fan, Muliang Xiao, Hangxi Liu, and Yuxin Liu: methodology and formal analysis. Ming Fang: project administration, funding acquisition, supervision, and writing—review and editing. Xiaoli Tan: funding acquisition. Mingguang Kong: methodology and formal analysis.

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Gao, F., Fan, D., Xiao, M. et al. Insights into the highly efficient SPR enhanced photodegradation of tetracycline by Bi/Bi2MoO6 composites. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 66696–66704 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27091-1

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