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EFFECT OF pH ON PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES OF BiOBr NANOMATERIALS SYNTHESIZED BY SONOCHEMICAL METHOD

P. PATIPHATPANYA, Prakasit Intaphong, Anukorn Phuruangrat, B. KUNTALUE, Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, T. THONGTEM, S. THONGTEM

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BiOBr nanomaterials were successfully synthesized in different solutions with the pH of 2–12 by sonochemical method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results revealed the presence of pure tetragonal BiOBr nanomaterials. The photocatalytic activities of BiOBr nanomaterials were evaluated through the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation. Clearly, the pH of precursor solution played an important role in photocatalytic activity. In this research, BiOBr flowers synthesized in a solution with the pH of 6 showed the highest photocatalytic efficiency of 99.05 % within 40 min.

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BiOBr nanomaterials were successfully synthesized in different solutions with the pH of 2–12 by sonochemical method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results revealed the presence of pure tetragonal BiOBr nanomaterials. The photocatalytic activities of BiOBr nanomaterials were evaluated through the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation. Clearly, the pH of precursor solution played an important role in photocatalytic activity. In this research, BiOBr flowers synthesized in a solution with the pH of 6 showed the highest photocatalytic efficiency of 99.05 % within 40 min.

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BiOBr nanomaterials were successfully synthesized in different solutions with the pH of 2–12 by sonochemical method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results revealed the presence of pure tetragonal BiOBr nanomaterials. The photocatalytic activities of BiOBr nanomaterials were evaluated through the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation. Clearly, the pH of precursor solution played an important role in photocatalytic activity. In this research, BiOBr flowers synthesized in a solution with the pH of 6 showed the highest photocatalytic efficiency of 99.05 % within 40 min.

Key concepts: Nanomaterials, Rhodamine B, Photocatalysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscope, Materials science, Nuclear chemistry, Tetragonal crystal system

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