Abstract

For the first time, a heterostructure was synthesized by bismuth oxychloride and Zn-Cr layered double hydroxide. A novel membrane photocatalyst was then obtained by dispersing the heterostructure in polyvinylidene fluoride. Under visible light, the membrane removed 99.9% of Rhodamine B after 240 min. Under sun light, the removal even reached over 80% after 360 min. The heterostructure effectively inhibited the recombination of electron–hole pairs and promoted the production of active species, thus improving the natural-light activity. The degradation mechanism for Rhodamine B was attributed to photocatalysis and photosensitization. Moreover, the formation of membrane improved the reusage of photocatalyst. Therefore, this work put forward a potential natural-light photocatalyst for a real application.

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