Title :
Photocatalytic removal of Rhodamine B using Fe3O4/BiOBr magnetic microsphere under visible-light irradiation
Author :
Guang Sheng Cao ; Gui Long Wang ; Yu Jie Bai ; Men Xue Liu
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Enhanced Oil & Gas Recovery, Northeast Pet. Univ., Daqing, China
Abstract :
A magnetic Fe3O4/BiOBr microsphere has been prepared by a simple and effective method. The Fe3O4/BiOBr magnetic photocatalyst exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation. RhB in aqueous solution was fully photodegraded after 100 min. The Fe3O4/BiOBr photocatalyst was easily recovered after liquid-phase photodegradation reaction because of its property, which could facilitate the practical running of an industrial wastewater treatment.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; catalysis; catalysts; iron compounds; materials preparation; photochemistry; Fe3O4-BiOBr; Rhodamine B degradation; aqueous solution; industrial wastewater treatment; liquid-phase photodegradation reaction; magnetic microsphere; magnetic photocatalyst; photocatalytic removal; time 100 min; visible-light irradiation;
Journal_Title :
Micro & Nano Letters, IET
DOI :
10.1049/mnl.2014.0563
