The Starting Material Concentration Dependence of Ag3PO4 Synthesis for Rhodamine B Photodegradation under Visible Light Irradiation
| Main Authors: | Febiyanto, Febiyanto, Sulaeman, Uyi |
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| Other Authors: | Directorate of Research and Community Service, Deputy of Strengthening Research and Development, Ministry of Research and Technology/National Research and Innovation Agency, Number: 176/SP2H/ADM/LT/DRPM/2020 |
| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University
, 2020
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http://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/valensi/article/view/14837 http://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/valensi/article/view/14837/pdf |
Daftar Isi:
- Synthesis of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst under the varied concentrations of AgNO3 and Na2HPO4·12H2O as starting material has been successfully synthesized using the co-precipitation method. The concentration of AgNO3 is 0.1; 0.5; 1.0; and 2.0 M, whereas Na2HPO4·12H2O is 0.03; 0.17; 0.33; and 0.67 M, respectively. The co-precipitations were carried out under aqueous solution. As-synthesized photocatalysts were examined to degrade Rhodamine B (RhB) under blue light irradiation. The results showed that varying concentrations of starting materials affect the photocatalytic activities, the intensity ratio of [110]/[200] facet plane, and their bandgap energies of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst. The highest photocatalytic activity of the sample was obtained by synthesized using the 1.0 M of AgNO3 and 0.33 M of Na2HPO4·12H2O (AP-1.0). This is due to the high [110] facet plane and increased absorption along the visible region of AP-1.0 photocatalyst. Therefore, this result could be a consideration for the improvement of Ag3PO4 photocatalyst.