Preparation and characterization of BiOBr/PANI nanocomposite for highly efficient visible light photocatalytic applications

The paper reports on the synthesis of BiOBr/PANI nanocomposites using a simple co-precipitation method. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized using XRD patterns, and FT-IR. Furthermore, The photocatalytic behavior of the synthesized nanocomposites has been investigated using the photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) as a model organic pollutant. The photocatalytic activity was observed in the order of BiOBr < BiOBr/PANI for MO degradation under visible light irradiation. A maximum degradation efficiency of %89 is achieved under visible light irradiation over the prepared BiOBr/PANI nanocomposite.

Keywords:

Bismuth oxyhalide , Photodegradation efficiency , Organic pollutant