Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste
Bismuth Vanadate (BiVO4) has been synthesized using simple hydrothermal technique while varying the pH of concentrated H2SO4. With the increase of pH values (from 06 to 10), the morphology of the synthesized material tuned in the form of nano-spheres and cubes in the range from 50 to 60 nm. The late...
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| author | Muhammad Salim Mansha Tahir Iqbal Muhammad Farooq Khalid Nadeem Riaz Sumera Afsheen Muhammad Shehzad Sultan Nabil Al-Zaqri Ismail Warad Arslan Masood |
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| description | Bismuth Vanadate (BiVO4) has been synthesized using simple hydrothermal technique while varying the pH of concentrated H2SO4. With the increase of pH values (from 06 to 10), the morphology of the synthesized material tuned in the form of nano-spheres and cubes in the range from 50 to 60 nm. The lateral affect tuned the bandgap of BiVO4 from 2.47 eV to 2.50 eV which is significant in the context of present study. It is worth mentioning that desirous bandgap corresponds to the visible spectrum of the solar light being abundantly available and finds many applications in real life. The synthesized nanomaterial BiVO4 has been characterized through UV–Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. The synthesized BiVO4 has been tested as photocatalyst for degradation of industrial pollutant from Leather Field Industry. Said catalyst (BiVO4) successfully degraded the industrial pollutant after 3 h under solar light irradiation. Therefore, the BiVO4 can be regarded as potential photocatalyst for degradation of industrial waste which is highly needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee172520a7bd4694bd621d23a4292f952023-05-31T04:46:11ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-05-0195e15978Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial wasteMuhammad Salim Mansha0Tahir Iqbal1Muhammad Farooq2Khalid Nadeem Riaz3Sumera Afsheen4Muhammad Shehzad Sultan5Nabil Al-Zaqri6Ismail Warad7Arslan Masood8Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, PakistanDepartment of Physics, University of Okara, Okara, PakistanDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, PakistanDepartment of Physics, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras, San Juan, PR, 00925, USADepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, AN-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, PalestineDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, 50700, PakistanBismuth Vanadate (BiVO4) has been synthesized using simple hydrothermal technique while varying the pH of concentrated H2SO4. With the increase of pH values (from 06 to 10), the morphology of the synthesized material tuned in the form of nano-spheres and cubes in the range from 50 to 60 nm. The lateral affect tuned the bandgap of BiVO4 from 2.47 eV to 2.50 eV which is significant in the context of present study. It is worth mentioning that desirous bandgap corresponds to the visible spectrum of the solar light being abundantly available and finds many applications in real life. The synthesized nanomaterial BiVO4 has been characterized through UV–Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. The synthesized BiVO4 has been tested as photocatalyst for degradation of industrial pollutant from Leather Field Industry. Said catalyst (BiVO4) successfully degraded the industrial pollutant after 3 h under solar light irradiation. Therefore, the BiVO4 can be regarded as potential photocatalyst for degradation of industrial waste which is highly needed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023031857Bismuth vanadate nano-spheresCrystal growthIndustrial pollutantsPhoto-catalysis |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Salim Mansha Tahir Iqbal Muhammad Farooq Khalid Nadeem Riaz Sumera Afsheen Muhammad Shehzad Sultan Nabil Al-Zaqri Ismail Warad Arslan Masood Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste Heliyon Bismuth vanadate nano-spheres Crystal growth Industrial pollutants Photo-catalysis |
| title | Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste |
| title_full | Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste |
| title_fullStr | Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste |
| title_short | Facile hydrothermal synthesis of BiVO4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste |
| title_sort | facile hydrothermal synthesis of bivo4 nanomaterials for degradation of industrial waste |
| topic | Bismuth vanadate nano-spheres Crystal growth Industrial pollutants Photo-catalysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023031857 |
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