1.College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences,China Three Gorges University,Yichang 443002,Hubei,China
2.Engineering Research Center of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region,Ministry of Education,China Three Gorges University,Yichang 443002,Hubei,China
3.College of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering,China Three Gorges University,Yichang 443002,Hubei,China
Monoclinic α-Ag3VO4 photocatalyst was fabricated by a hydrothermal method with the assistance of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and its morphology and structure were characterized. The photocatalytic activity for degradation of rhodamine B (RhB)and colorless molecule glyphosate (PMG) was tested. And then, the formation mechanism of morphological evolution was proposed. The results show that the prepared Ag3VO4 photocatalysts are monoclinic α-Ag3VO4; SVO-1.0 (CTAB 1.0%) is demonstrated to have the superior photocatalytic activity, and its first-order kinetic constants k for degradation of RhB and PMG are 1.8- and 4.7-fold those of SVO-0. Meanwhile, SVO-1.0 exhibited high stability and anti-photocorrosion. Singlet oxygen and hole are the main active species in the photocatalytic reaction of Ag3VO4 catalyst.
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