Water-hyacinth-leaf-like 2D bismuth oxychloride photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue and crystal violet dyes
In this research, we synthesized a water-hyacinth (<i>Eichhornia crassipes</i>)-leaf-like 2D bismuth oxychloride (Bi<sub>3</sub>ClO<sub>4</sub>) photocatalyst using a simple co-precipitation method. The as-synthesized Bi<sub>3</sub>ClO<sub>4</sub> is characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, SEM, EDAX and BET analysis. The XRD results showed that the material has a monoclinic crystal structure. Raman spectroscopy confirmed the existence of the vibrational bands of bismuth oxychloride. The BET surface area measurement indicated that the material has a porous structure with a surface area of 13.68 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>. The SEM analysis revealed that the material has a well-defined nanostructured sheet-like morphology. The EDAX study showed that the synthesized material has a well-defined stoichiometry. The as-synthesized bismuth oxychloride photocatalyst exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation. Complete degradation of crystal violet (100%) was achieved within 75 min, while methylene blue showed 96% degradation within 105 min. These findings highlight the strong potential of bismuth oxychloride as an efficient photocatalyst for wastewater remediation.
Authors
- Umesh S. Siddharth
- Babasaheb D. Bhosale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5812-9817)
- Rajvardhan Chougale
- Prashant D. Sanadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5325-7989)
- Ganesh S. Kamble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4108-0775)
- Sharadchandra S. Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1959-4024)
- P. G. Pawar
Institutions
- Shivaji University (IN)
- Sanjay Ghodawat University (IN)
- D.Y. Patil Education Society (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- RSC Advances
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ra01208f
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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