Abstract
For the first time, a novel BiPO4/Bi2S3 heterostructures with different morphologies have been fabricated through a facile and rapid one pot precipitation route followed by anion-exchange strategy for the photoreduction of toxic Cr(VI) to harmless Cr (III). The hybrid structures systematically investigated using XRD, FE-SEM, EDS, TEM, HRTEM, XPS, FT-IR, UV–vis DRS, and PL. Changing the solvent type has a significant role for controllable morphologies of BiPO4/Bi2S3 hybrid as well as the catalytic activity. The BiPO4/Bi2S3 hybrid synthesized in diethylene glycol (DEG) performed the highest reduction efficiency of Cr(VI) within 20 min, compared with pure hexagonal phase of BiPO4 under visible light. The rate constant for BiPO4/Bi2S3 synthesized in DEG found to be 20.3 times larger than that for pure BiPO4. In addition, the presence of tartaric acid as hole scavenger could enhance the Cr(VI) reduction efficiency to 97.9%. No significant decrease in the catalytic efficiency after recycling up to four cycles. This promising study could present a significant approach towards Cr(VI) photoreduction from water through the novel BiPO4/Bi2S3 photocatalyst.
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