PMID- 35615970
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220609
IS  - 2040-3372 (Electronic)
IS  - 2040-3364 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 22
DP  - 2022 Jun 9
TI  - Bioinspired hierarchical 3D flower-in-ridge hybrid structure for the 
      photodegradation of persistent organic pollutants.
PG  - 8130-8144
LID - 10.1039/d2nr01424f [doi]
AB  - The development of next-generation photocatalysts has consistently gained 
      inspiration from the evolution of natural nanostructures regarding their 
      fabrication and application for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants 
      (POPs). Herein, we synthesized blue-colored oxygen-vacant Bi(2)WO(6-x) inside 
      butterfly wing architectures (BW-Bi(2)WO(6-x)) via modified functionalization and 
      solvothermal techniques. Given that the (WO(4))(2-) layer in Bi(2)WO(6) 
      structurally resembles the structure of WO(3), the introduction of oxygen 
      vacancies (OVs) boosts the solar light absorption in comparison to the short 
      visible light absorption range (<450 nm) in pristine Bi(2)WO(6) (P-Bi(2)WO(6)). 
      Hence, the fabricated BW-Bi(2)WO(6-x) sample exhibited broadened photo-absorption 
      over the visible to NIR wavelength range, improved semiconductor attachment on 
      the wing architecture and heightened surface area with numerous active sites for 
      the adsorption of POP molecules. The performance of the BW-Bi(2)WO(6-x) 
      photocatalyst was monitored for the elimination of methylene blue (MB), rhodamine 
      B (RhB) and 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) under UV light exposure, yielding 91%, 92% and 
      94% degradation, respectively, in 60 min. Similarly, the degradation efficiencies 
      of 94%, 98% and 98% for the photodegradation of MB, RhB and 4-CP under visible 
      light for 60 min, respectively, were observed. Under NIR light, 80%, 79% and 85% 
      degradation efficiencies were observed for MB, RhB and 4-CP, respectively, after 
      60 min. Therefore, the proposed BW-Bi(2)WO(6-x) sample can provide insights and 
      inspire the development of photo-responsive materials for applications in energy, 
      defense and water treatment.
FAU - Osotsi, Maurice I
AU  - Osotsi MI
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7961-523X
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 
      Shanghai 200240, China. wangzhang@sjtu.edu.cn.
FAU - Xiong, Yuqin
AU  - Xiong Y
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 
      Shanghai 200240, China. wangzhang@sjtu.edu.cn.
FAU - Fu, Siqi
AU  - Fu S
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 
      Shanghai 200240, China. wangzhang@sjtu.edu.cn.
FAU - Zhang, Wang
AU  - Zhang W
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 
      Shanghai 200240, China. wangzhang@sjtu.edu.cn.
FAU - Di, Zhang
AU  - Di Z
AD  - State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 
      Shanghai 200240, China. wangzhang@sjtu.edu.cn.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220609
PL  - England
TA  - Nanoscale
JT  - Nanoscale
JID - 101525249
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2022/05/27 06:00
MHDA- 2022/05/27 06:01
CRDT- 2022/05/26 04:43
PHST- 2022/05/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/05/27 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/26 04:43 [entrez]
AID - 10.1039/d2nr01424f [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Nanoscale. 2022 Jun 9;14(22):8130-8144. doi: 10.1039/d2nr01424f.