Jabbar ZH, Graimed BH, Ammar SH, Alsunbuli MM, Hamood SA, Hamzah Najm H, Taher AG. Design and construction of a robust ternary Bi
5O
7I/Cd
0.5Zn
0.5S/CuO photocatalytic system for boosted photodegradation of antibiotics via dual-S-scheme mechanisms: Environmental factors and degradation intermediates.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023;
234:116554. [PMID:
37423353 DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2023.116554]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
The detection of efficacious and environment-friendly nanomaterials with prominent photocatalytic performance is crucial for the detoxification of antibiotics in wastewater. Herein, a dual-S-scheme Bi5O7I/Cd0.5Zn0.5S/CuO semiconductor was designed and fabricated via a simple approach to degrade tetracycline (TC) and other types of antibiotics under LED illumination. However, Cd0.5Zn0.5S and CuO nanoparticles were decorated on the surface of the Bi5O7I microsphere to create a dual-S-scheme system that stimulates visible-light utilization and facilitates the dissolution of excited photo-curriers. Therefore, the Bi5O7I/Cd0.5Zn0.5S/CuO system offers strong redox ability, which reflects reinforced photocatalytic activity and robust stability. The ternary heterojunction discloses enhanced TC detoxification efficiency of 92% in 60 min with TC destruction rate constant of 0.04034 min-1, outperforming pure Bi5O7I, Cd0.5Zn0.5S, and CuO by 4.27, 3.20, and 4.80 folds, respectively. Besides, Bi5O7I/Cd0.5Zn0.5S/CuO manifests outstanding photo-activity against a series of antibiotics like norfloxacin, enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin under the same operational conditions. The active species detection, TC destruction pathways, catalyst stability, and photoreaction mechanisms of Bi5O7I/Cd0.5Zn0.5S/CuO were accurately explained in detail. Summarily, this work introduces a new class of dual-S-scheme system with strengthened catalytic properties to effectively eliminate the antibiotics in wastewater under visible-light illumination.
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