β-Bi₂O₃/SrFe₁₂O₁₉ magnetic photocatalyst: facile synthesis and its photocatalytic activity

Abstract

At present, dye wastewater is the most difficult industrial wastewater to treat. Photocatalytic degradation of dye wastewater under visible light irradiation is the most potential method. Magnetic photocatalytic material is a very good choice because of its easy separation and without secondary pollution. Based on a comparative study between α-Bi2O3 and β-Bi2O3, β-Bi2O3/SrFe12O19 magnetic photocatalyst was prepared to aim at rhodamine B(RhB) photodegradation. The photodegradation rate of RhB reaches 92.97% after 150 min photocatalytic reaction under visible light irradiation. We hope that this work can provide a reference for dye wastewater treatment.