Nanosized Ba_(1-x)Bi_(x)Fe_(1-x)Cu_(x)O_(3)(12–50 nm)with x values of 0,0.01,0.05,and 0.1 system was prepared using the Pechini method.Structural,morphological,surface and optical characterizations were performed for...Nanosized Ba_(1-x)Bi_(x)Fe_(1-x)Cu_(x)O_(3)(12–50 nm)with x values of 0,0.01,0.05,and 0.1 system was prepared using the Pechini method.Structural,morphological,surface and optical characterizations were performed for the prepared samples.Cubic phase was the predominant phase for the undoped BaFeO_(3)and Bi and Cu co-doped BaFeO_(3)samples.Minor phases of monoclinic Ba_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5),orthorhombic BaFe_(2)O_(4)and orthorhombic BaCO_(3)were identified for all the prepared samples.Ba_(0.95)Bi_(0.05)Fe_(0.95)Cu_(0.05)O_(3)sample has the lowest band gap(2.43 e V).98.1%paracetamol removal was achieved with 0.75 g/L of Ba_(0.95)Bi_(0.05)Fe_(0.95)Cu_(0.05)O_(3)at pH9 after 120 min.The paracetamol degradation follows the pseudo first-order kinetics.HO·is the main oxidative species responsible for the paracetamol degradation.Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry(GC–MS)analysis was performed at the end of the photocatalytic degradation experiment under optimum operating condition using Ba_(0.95)Bi_(0.05)Fe_(0.95)Cu_(0.05)O_(3)to explain the reaction mechanism and identify the intermediate by-products which is confirmed by ultraviolet/visible(UV/Vis)spectroscopy study at different reaction times.展开更多
文摘Nanosized Ba_(1-x)Bi_(x)Fe_(1-x)Cu_(x)O_(3)(12–50 nm)with x values of 0,0.01,0.05,and 0.1 system was prepared using the Pechini method.Structural,morphological,surface and optical characterizations were performed for the prepared samples.Cubic phase was the predominant phase for the undoped BaFeO_(3)and Bi and Cu co-doped BaFeO_(3)samples.Minor phases of monoclinic Ba_(2)Fe_(2)O_(5),orthorhombic BaFe_(2)O_(4)and orthorhombic BaCO_(3)were identified for all the prepared samples.Ba_(0.95)Bi_(0.05)Fe_(0.95)Cu_(0.05)O_(3)sample has the lowest band gap(2.43 e V).98.1%paracetamol removal was achieved with 0.75 g/L of Ba_(0.95)Bi_(0.05)Fe_(0.95)Cu_(0.05)O_(3)at pH9 after 120 min.The paracetamol degradation follows the pseudo first-order kinetics.HO·is the main oxidative species responsible for the paracetamol degradation.Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry(GC–MS)analysis was performed at the end of the photocatalytic degradation experiment under optimum operating condition using Ba_(0.95)Bi_(0.05)Fe_(0.95)Cu_(0.05)O_(3)to explain the reaction mechanism and identify the intermediate by-products which is confirmed by ultraviolet/visible(UV/Vis)spectroscopy study at different reaction times.
