Abstract
The synthesis of Bi2O3 by a simple chemical route in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PP) as surfactant was studied. The sample was characterized by XRD, FTIR, and DRS techniques. Its pHpzc was estimated about 9.5. Crystallite size of the as-synthesized sample was estimated about 45 and 14 nm by the Scherrer and Williamson-Hall models, respectively. Band gap energy was estimated about 2.98 eV using the adsorption edge wavelength, while by using the Kubelka-Munk theory Eg-values of 3.21, 3.13, 3.27, and 3.24 eV were obtained for n-values of 2, 1/2, 3/2, and 3, respectively. The photocatalytic performance of the Bi2O3 NPs was evaluated against phenazopyridine as a model pollutant. Experimental optimized parameters were as adsorbent dosage = 0.7 g/L, contact time = 60 min, pH 7, illumination time: 60 min, CPP: 20 ppm. The photocatalytic kinetics model obeyed the pseudo-first order kinetic model.
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