Molten Salt Synthesis of Photocatalyst Material SrBi4Ti4O15 for Methylene Blue Degradation

Autor: Muhammad Lathif al-Abror, Erna Hastuti, Anton Prasetyo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Jurnal Rekayasa Kimia & Lingkungan, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 182-189 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1412-5064
2356-1661
DOI: 10.23955/rkl.v17i2.25288
Popis: The four-layered Aurivillius SrBi4Ti4O15 compound has been reported to be potentially used as a photocatalyst material. In this research, SrBi4Ti4O15 was prepared by the molten salt method using NaCl/KCl and then used to degrade methylene blue. The analysis of sample diffractogram indicated that the SrBi4Ti4O15 was obtained but there was still the impurities of Bi4Ti3O12. The micrograph showed that particle shape of SrBi4Ti4O15 is plate-like (sheets) with a lot of agglomeration. The band gap energy of SrBi4Ti4O15 is 3.14 eV (394.85 nm), according to the Kubelka-Munk calculation from the spectrum of reflectance. The photocatalytic test results showed that SrBi4Ti4O15 degraded methylene blue to 47.8% in 120 minutes.
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