BISMUTH VANADATE SYNTHESIZED BY SOLUTION COMBUSTION WITH DIFFERENT FUELS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND STUDY OF PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY

Jéssica Aparecida Serafim, Renata Afonso, Adriana Campano Lucilha, Lucas Agostinho de Oliveira, Paulo Rogério Catarini da Silva, Marcelo Rodrigues da Silva, Elen Romão Sartori, Luiz Henrique Dall'Antonia
2014 Química Nova  
BISMUTH VANADATE SYNTHESIZED BY SOLUTION COMBUSTION WITH DIFFERENT FUELS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND STUDY OF PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY. In this manuscript, a BiVO 4 semiconductor was synthesized by solution combustion synthesis using different fuels (Alanine, Glycine and Urea). Also, the Tween® 80 surfactant was added during synthesis. BiVO 4 was characterized by XRD, SEM and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the discoloration of methylene blue at
more » ... nm under UV-visible light irradiation. According to XRD, the monoclinic phase of BiVO 4 was obtained for the samples. The smallest particle size and highest k obs value were observed for the BiVO 4 /alanine sample, which promoted greater demethylation of methylene blue.
doi:10.5935/0100-4042.20140191 fatcat:4kczewufnfe2pjfchklbbmotee