TY - EJOUR
AU - Jasni, Normawati
AU - Iqbal, Anwar
AU - Bakar, N. H. H Abu
AU - Yanto, Dede Heri Yuli
AU - Yi, Hor Jia
AU - Kaus, Noor Haida Mohd
AU - Ahmad, Mohd Norazmi
AU - Mulijani, Sri
PY - 2023
DA - November
TI - Highly Porous Bi(III) Modified Rice Husk Silica Photocatalyst for the Photocatalytic Removal of Cationic Methylene Blue
T2 - Iranian Journal of Catalysis
VL - 13
L1 - https://oiccpress.com/iranian-journal-of-catalysis/article/highly-porous-biiii-modified-rice-husk-silica-photocatalyst-for-the-photocatalytic-removal-of-cationic-methylene-blue/
DO - 10.30495/ijc.2023.1992759.2033
N2 - A series of bismuth-silicate photocatalysts were synthesized via the sol-gel method for photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) under sunlight irradiation, utilizing rice husk ash as a silica precursor. The scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX) analysis detected Bi content in 3-10 wt% range. Furthermore, it can be seen that the porosity decreased as the Bi concentration increased. The N2 adsorption-desorption analysis indicates the presence of mesopores with an average diameter of 297-554 Å with Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area of 5.6-30.5 m2/g. The photocatalyst with a Bi concentration of 4 wt% (RHSBi-A2) was the most active in the photodegradation of MB; the removal reached 90% within 4 h. The photodegradation is proposed to be driven by superoxide ( ), hydroxyl (•OH) radicals, and hole (h+) based on the valence band (VB) and conduction band (CB) potentials. The porous silica framework is proposed to act as an electron reservoir, allowing better MB adsorption and enhancing light absorption.
IS - 3
PB - OICC Press
KW - Sunlight, Photocatalyst, Bismuth, Mesoporous silica, Methylene Blue, Rice husk 
EN -