Banca de DEFESA: RONIER ALCANTARA OLIVEIRA

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STUDENT : RONIER ALCANTARA OLIVEIRA
DATE: 09/12/2022
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Sala virtual (videoconferência)
TITLE:

Influence of the method of obtaining Bi2MoO6:ZnO heterostructures for photocatalytic application

KEY WORDS:

sonochemistry; Bi₂MoO₆; ZnO; heterostructure; microwave; photocatalysis

PAGES: 105
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia de Materiais e Metalúrgica
SUBÁREA: Materiais Não-Metálicos
SPECIALTY: Cerâmicos
SUMMARY:

Tthe high consumption and inappropriate disposal of industrial products, from clothes to food products, increasing society's interest in developing materials that have catalytic properties that use means for the degradation of these organic contaminants, which can be dyes, pharmaceutical compounds and among others. The degradation reaction is accelerated using electromagnetic radiation, potential difference or ultrasonic radiation. In this work, the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method was used simultaneously with the sonochemical method (route 1) and only the sonochemical method (route 2) to obtain Bi₂MoO₆/ZnO heterostructures, with mass ratios of 1:1, 1 :2, 1:4, 1:8, 2:1, 4:1 and 8:1. The particles obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM-FEG) and spectroscopy in the ultraviolet visible region (UV-Vis). To evaluate the photocatalytic properties, photodegradation tests were performed against methylene blue and rhodamine B dyes using UV and solar radiation. The XRD results indicated the presence of ZnO phases with hexagonal structure and Bi2MoO6 with orthorhombic phase. The formation of a secondary phase of bismuth molybdate (Bi₄MoO₉) in route 1 was observed. Raman spectroscopy revealed the standard vibrational modes of the phases obtained from Bi₂MoO₆/ZnO, and also confirmed the presence of the secondary phase. The images obtained by SEM-FEG showed an irregular and predominant morphology in route 1 of synthesis, typical of the secondary phase of molybdate, and in route 2 of synthesis, platelet-like morphology was obtained for molybdate and rods and flowers for zinc oxide. The heterostructures with a 1:1 ratio showed absorption for longer wavelengths and smaller bandgap, indicating a high photocatalytic efficiency against methylene blue and rhodamine B dyes, mainly with solar radiation. The reuse cycles indicated high potential for practical application in wastewater, due to the capacity of consecutive cycles for photodegradation, even with the reduction of photocatalytic efficiency.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1802888 - FABIANA VILLELA DA MOTTA
Interno - 1883170 - MAURICIO ROBERTO BOMIO DELMONTE
Externo à Instituição - THIAGO MIELLE BRITO FERREIRA OLIVEIRA - UFCA