The Solid-State Synthesis of BiOIO(3) Nanoplates with Boosted Photocatalytic Degradation Ability for Organic Contaminants

BiOIO(3) exhibits excellent oxidation capacity in the photocatalytic degradation of contaminants thanks to its unique polarized electric and internal electrostatic field. However, the synthetic method of BiOIO(3) nanomaterials is mainly focused on hydrothermal technology, owing to its high energy consumption and time-consuming nature. In this work, a BiOIO(3) nanosheet was prepared by a simple solid-state chemical reaction, which was identified by XRD, EDS, XPS, and HRTEM. Benefiting from the strong oxidation ability of the valence band maximum, the distinctive layer structure, and the promoted generation of ·O(2)(−), the BiOIO(3) nanosheet exhibits excellent photo-degradation activity for methyl orange (MO) and its apparent rate constant is 0.2179 min(−1), which is about 3.02, 8.60, and 10.26 times higher than that of P25, BiOCl, and Bi(2)O(2)CO(3), respectively. Interestingly, the BiOIO(3) nanosheet also has good photocatalytic degradation performance for phenolic compounds; in particular, the degradation rate of BPA can reach 96.5% after 16 min, mainly due to hydroxylation reaction.