Phase-engineered bismuth-rich oxybromides (Bi <sub> <i>x</i> </sub> O <sub> <i>y</i> </sub> Br <sub> <i>z</i> </sub> ) for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of emerging pollutants and harmful algal blooms
A. Anjitha, Safa Leen, Ajayan KV, Anna Zielińska-Jurek, Kishore Sridharan
Abstract
Hydrolysis-calcination driven phase engineering of bismuth-rich oxybromides (Bi x O y Br z ) into multiple crystalline phases, retaining 2D layered morphology and enabling enhanced visible-light photocatalytic ROS generation for degradation of pollutants and harmful algal blooms.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisCalcinationX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyMethylene blueDegradation (telecommunications)Chemical engineeringMaterials scienceHydrolysisBismuthPhase (matter)PollutantChemical transformationVisible spectrumCatalysisChemistryCharacterization (materials science)OxygenPhotodegradationChemical compositionChemical stateEcotoxicitySorbentNuclear chemistryEnvironmental chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesInorganic Chemistry and MaterialsCrystal Structures and Properties