Derman Akşit, Cigdem Sayil, Gülin Selda Pozan Soylu
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Abstract
The pollutants are getting released fluently as a waste from the pharmaceutical pollutants leading to the decrease in quality of water. The widespread occurrence of pharmaceutical pollutants poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. Besides, today carbon dioxide emissions and other forms of pollution appear to be a critical global issue. In this study, Bi2O3 catalyst has been prepared via co-precipitation (CP) and a facile sol–gel (SG) methods used as photocatalyst for the degradation of paracetamol (PAR) under different light sources. The preparation method has significant effect on the optical and structural properties of the catalysts. The tetragonal phase of Bi2O3, the presence of more surface OH groups and lower band gap energy remarkably improved the sun-light-driven photoactivity of PAR. The photocatalysts have been characterized by some structural and morphological analysis techniques and optical analysis techniques. In addition, zeta potential (ZP) measurements were performed to explain the impact of the initial pH of solution on photocatalytic degradation. Identification of PAR and the reaction intermediates was determined using Liquid Chromatography-Mass/Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) technique. Higher photocatalytic activity was obtained with the Bi2O3-SG (1:2) catalyst at pH 5 compared to the activity of Bi2O3-CP. Moreover, Bi2O3-SG (1:2) achieved the highest photocatalytic activity at pH 3. The photocatalytic activity was enhanced, and the time required for 100% degradation of PAR was reduced from 60 min to 30 min and 15 min under UVB irradiation and directly sun light irradiation, respectively. The highest reaction rate (0.086 (min−1)) were obtained in 15 min with the Bi2O3-SG (1:2) catalyst. The results showed TOC removal could be achieved in 60 min 99.19 and 88.97% for Bi2O3-SG and Bi2O3-CP, respectively. In general, sol–gel-driven Bi2O3 as a flower and needle-like morphology, can reveal excellent opportunities in the photocatalytic technology.
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The primary objective of the Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (JSST), the official journal of the International Sol-Gel Society, is to provide an international forum for the dissemination of scientific, technological, and general knowledge about materials processed by chemical nanotechnologies known as the "sol-gel" process. The materials of interest include gels, gel-derived glasses, ceramics in form of nano- and micro-powders, bulk, fibres, thin films and coatings as well as more recent materials such as hybrid organic-inorganic materials and composites. Such materials exhibit a wide range of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical, environmental, and biomedical properties and functionalities. Methods for producing sol-gel-derived materials and the industrial uses of these materials are also of great interest.
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