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Synthesis and Characterization of Bi2O3 NPS and Photocatalytic Application with Methylene Blue

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  • 1. Department of Chemistry, Khadir Mohideen College, Adirampattinam. 614701(Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli) India
  • 2. Department of Process Engineering, International Maritime College Oman, P.O. Box: 532, PC: 332, Falaj Al Qabail, Suhar, Oman
  • 3. Department of Physics, Government Arts College for Women (Auto), Pudukkottai, 622001, India
  • 4. Department of Physics, Arul Anandar College (Autonomus), Karumathur, Madurai. 625 514
  • 5. Biyaq Oilfield Services LLC Post Box: 795, Mina Al Fahal PC, 116, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
  • 6. Department of Physics, Khadir Mohideen College, Adirampattinam. 614701(Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli) India
  • 7. UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology Laboratories, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), Muckleneuk Ridge, P O Box 392, Pretoria,

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Abstract Nanoparticles of bismuth oxide were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal process which included Bismuth (III) nitrate (Bi(NO3)3.6H2O), sodium hydroxide(NaOH) and Nitric acid(HNO3) without further purification along with ultra-pure water. To investigate the structural, optical, and photocatalytic activity of two samples (1:5) and (1:6) respectively with two different NaOH precipitating agent molar ratios. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis's spectrometer, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray Photo electron Spectroscopy (XPS). Based on the obtained results the hydrothermally synthesized Bi2O3 NPs exhibit good efficiency to photocatalytic degradation of Methylene blue under the irradiation of LED white light.
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