BiOCl nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradations of nitrogenous organic compound

Abstract

Abstract Different BiOCl hierarchical nanostructures with controllable morphologies were synthesized by a facile glycerol-mediated solvothermal method. Every products were subsequently and well crystallized characterized by a range of methods, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The photocatalytic properties of the samples were further investigated through photocatalytic decomposition of Methyl Orange (MO) dye. The BiOCl hierarchical nanostructures was as a result of efficient photocatatlytic activity under UV light irradiation, which can degrade MO in a few minutes.