Visible light photodegradation of methylene blue by AgBr-TiO 2/SiO2@Fe3O4 magnetic photocatalysts

Jianjun Liu*, Shengli Zuo, Liming Yu, Yingchun Yu, Baoshan Li, Pengwan Chen

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Abstract

Visible photoactive AgBr/TiO2 was immobilized on a SiO 2@Fe3O4 magnetic support by solvothermal and sol-gel methods to form a AgBr-TiO2/SiO2@Fe 3O4 magnetic photocatalyst. Samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and magnetometry. Hetero-structured AgBr/TiO2 was well seeded on the shell-core SiO2@Fe3O4 structure. The AgBr-TiO2/SiO2@Fe3O4 magnetic photocatalyst exhibited high photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue under visible light. The photocatalyst was superparamagnetic, which is beneficial for facile magnetic separation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)728-731
Number of pages4
JournalParticuology
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2013

Keywords

  • AgBr-TiO/SiO@FeO
  • Magnetic photocatalyst
  • Methylene blue
  • Visible light

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