Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (8): 242-248.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2016.08.035

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Preparation of Hierarchical Microsphere BiOBr Catalyst and Its Photocatalytic Disinfection Performance Under Visible Light

WANG Ya1, LIN Li1, 2, LI Bei-bei1, HUANG Man-hong1, CHEN Liang1   

  1. 1. State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry,College of Environmental Science and Engineering,Donghua University,Shanghai 201620;
    2. School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering,Hunan City University,Yiyang 413000
  • Revised:2015-11-18 Online:2016-08-25 Published:2016-08-25

Abstract: The BiOBr,three-dimensional hierarchical microsphere,was successfully fabricated by one-pot solvent-thermal method,and was characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD)and UV-vis. Performance of photocatalytic disinfection of Escherichia coli using BiOBr under visible light irradiation was studied,also the disinfection mechanism was explored. The results showed that the BiOBr was microsphere with diameter of about 2 µm,and had solid visible light response. Sterilization experiments showed that the BiOBr presented the enhanced photocatalytic inactivation of gram-negative bacterium E. coli under visible light irradiation(λ> 420 nm). The disinfection rate reached over 70% with the 0.5 mg/mL photocatalytic materials for 12 h visible light irradiation. Reactive capture experiments demonstrated that 3D hierarchical microspheres BiOBr destroyed bacterial cell membranes and walls via hole oxidation,therefore achieved the purpose of killing bacteria under visible light. ?

Key words: BiOBr, visible light irradiation, photocatalytic disinfection, Escherichia coli