Fig 1.
XRD patterns of as-prepared BiOCl-T, BiOCl-4 and BiOCl-24 Photocatalyst.
Fig 2.
FTIR spectra of as-prepared BiOCl-T, BiOCl-4 and BiOCl-24 Photocatalyst.
Fig 3.
Raman spectra of as-prepared BiOCl-T, BiOCl-4 and BiOCl-24 Photocatalyst.
Fig 4.
PL spectra of as-prepared BiOCl-T, BiOCl-4 and BiOCl-24 Photocatalyst.
Fig 5.
FE-SEM images of BiOCl-T (a-c), BiOCl-4 (d-f) and BiOCl-24 photo-catalyst (g-i) at different magnifications.
Fig 6.
The EDX spectrum of (a) BiOCl-T, (b) BiOCl-4 and (c) BiOCl-24 photo-catalyst.
Fig 7.
XPS analysis of as-prepared (a) BiOCl-T, (b) BiOCl-4 and (c) BiOCl-24 Photocatalyst.
Fig 8.
Schematic illustration of the possible photocatalytic reaction mechanism over BiOCl semiconducting nanoparticles.
Fig 9.
Time resolved UV-Vis spectra of MB solution in the presence of BiOCl-T (a), BiOCl-4(b) and BiOCl-24(c).
Fig 10.
(a) Changes of MB concentration over BiOCl-T, BiOcl-4, BiOCl-24 photocatalystphotocatalystphotocatalysts as a function of irradiation time and photolysis of MB dye (without catalyst) as a function of irradiation time. (b) Pseudo First-order plots for the photocatalytic degradation over BiOCl-T, BiOcl-4, BiOCl-24 catalysts and without catalyst. Experimental conditions: Catalyst = 50 mg, Volume of methylene blue solution = 100 mL, initial methylene blue solution concentration = 10 mg L-1.
Fig 11.
(a) Changes of MO concentration over BiOCl-T, BiOcl-4, BiOCl-24 photocatalystphotocatalystphotocatalysts as a function of irradiation time and photolysis of MB dye (without catalyst) as a function of irradiation time. (b) Pseudo First-order plots for the photocatalytic degradation over BiOCl-T, BiOcl-4, BiOCl-24 catalysts and without catalyst. Experimental conditions: Catalyst = 50 mg, Volume of methyl orange solution = 100 mL, initial methyl orange solution concentration = 10 mg L-1.
Fig 12.
The cycling runs for the photo-degradation of MB dye in the presence of BiOCl-24 under UV-light irradiation.