Solvothermal synthesis of facet-dependent BiVO₄ photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant: assessment of toxicity by zebrafish embryo.

ABSTRACT: The BiVO₄ photocatalyst plays a very important role in photocatalytic reactions attributed to its unique crystalline structure, size, morphology and surface area. Herein, we report a facet-dependent monoclinic scheelite BiVO₄ (m-BiVO₄) photocatalyst with uniform truncated square (18 sided) hexagonal bipyramidal shape synthesized by a template-free and surfactant-free solvothermal method using ethylene glycol solvent under cost-effective and mild reactions. The structural, morphological and optical properties of the m-BiVO₄ photocatalyst are widely characterized. The photocatalytic activity of the m-BiVO₄ photocatalyst is tested towards 20 ppm methylene blue (MB) dye aqueous solution as a pollutant model under visible light irradiation.

SUBMITTER: Kamble GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7398900 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature