Molecules (Apr 2025)

Boron-Doped BiOBr Nanosheets with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Sulfanilamide and Dyes

  • Zimu Wei,
  • Ying Wang,
  • Zonghan Shao,
  • Linkun Xie,
  • Lianpeng Zhang,
  • Kaimeng Xu,
  • Xijuan Chai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30081735
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 8
p. 1735

Abstract

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A boron-doped BiOBr photocatalytic nanosheet was synthesized using a one-step hydrothermal method. The effects of solvent, temperature, and boron doping content on the morphology and photocatalytic performance were investigated. The boron-doped samples synthesized with acetic acid at 180 °C (1B-AB) showed optimal photocatalytic performance, achieving 80% efficiency in degrading sulfanilamide (SN) within 6 h. After five cycles, the degradation rate decreased by 21%. The 10% boron doping reduced BiOBr’s bandgap (from 2.90 to 2.88 eV), improving visible light utilization and reducing electron–hole pair recombination. The 1B-AB photocatalyst also demonstrated excellent activity against anionic dyes like methyl orange (MO) and malachite green (MG). Hydroxyl radicals (·OH) and superoxide anions (·O2−) were identified as the main active species in the SN degradation process.

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