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Comparative Photocatalytic Performance on the Degradation of 2-Naphthol Under Simulated Solar Light Using α-Bi4V2O11 Synthesized by Solid-State and Co-precipitation Methods

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In this investigation, the photocatalytic activity of α-Bi4V2O11 in the degradation of 2-naphthol under simulated solar light was evaluated. Bismuth vanadate α-Bi4V2O11 was synthesized by the solid-state reaction method and by co-precipitation in aqueous media, with the aim of comparing their performance in the photodegradation of the aromatic pollutant. The latter method (co-precipitation) has not been previously reported for the synthesis of α-Bi4V2O11. Structural evolution of the oxides precursors was determined by X-ray diffraction. Morphology and optical properties of the solids were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis), respectively. The results showed that at 800 °C, only α-Bi4V2O11 was formed in both preparations. The SEM micrographs revealed that the powders were composed of agglomerates with sizes between 0.8–2 μm for those synthesized by co-precipitation and 2–10 μm for those obtained by solid-state reaction. The optical properties indicated that α-Bi4V2O11 was activated with visible light during the photocatalytic process. The photocatalytic degradation of 2-naphthol was largely influenced at basic pH, degrading 79% of the contaminant in 240 min, with the powder obtained by co-precipitation; meanwhile, for the solid-state preparation, the degradation reached only 55%.

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The authors acknowledge the support provided by the Council Research of the Universidad de Oriente, Petro-Boqueron, and the Laboratory of Geology of PDVSA-Puerto La Cruz.

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    Lucy T. González

  2. Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados SC, Unidad Monterrey, Alianza Norte 202, C.P. 66600, Apodaca, N.L., Mexico

    C. Leyva-Porras, M. Sánchez-Domínguez & F. E. Longoria Rodríguez

  3. División de Estudios de Posgrado, Núcleo Monagas, UDO, Av. Universidad, Los Guaritos, Maturín, Monagas, Venezuela

    Iván J. Maza

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González, L.T., Leyva-Porras, C., Sánchez-Domínguez, M. et al. Comparative Photocatalytic Performance on the Degradation of 2-Naphthol Under Simulated Solar Light Using α-Bi4V2O11 Synthesized by Solid-State and Co-precipitation Methods. Water Air Soil Pollut 228, 75 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3242-7

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