Facile large-scale synthesis of β-Bi2O3 nanospheres as a highly efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of acetaminophen under visible light irradiation.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Xiao, Xin; Hu, Ruiping; Liu, Chao; Xing, Chunlan; Qian, Cheng; Zuo, Xiaoxi; Nan, Junmin; Wang, Lishi
- Source
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. Aug2013, Vol. 140-141, p433-443. 11p.
- Subject
- *BISMUTH oxides
*PHOTOCATALYSTS
*CHEMICAL synthesis
*PHOTOREDUCTION
*ACETAMINOPHEN
*VISIBLE spectra
- Language
- ISSN
- 0926-3373
Highlights: [•] Facile synthesis of β-Bi2O3 nanospheres using a solvothermal–calcining route. [•] Photocatalyst is β-Bi2O3 nanospheres. [•] β-Bi2O3 nanospheres have visible-light photocatalytic ability to acetaminophen. [•] A photocatalytic degradation mechanism of acetaminophen is proposed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]