An efficient Nb-modified BiVO4 film for photo-induced bacterial inactivation and photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants

Olivier Monfort (1) , Ewa Dworniczek (2) , Leonid Satrapinskyy (3) , Alicja Seniuk (2) , Daniela Nyblova (3) , Gustav Plesch (3)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 UWr - University of Wrocław [Poland]
3 Comenius University in Bratislava

Using a Nb-modified BiVO4 film, the photo-induced properties in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) inactivation under simulated solar light reached 43% after 1 hour of irradiation, while 72% of Rhodamine B was degraded after 3 hours. To evaluate the efficiency of Nb-BiVO4, its photo-performance was compared with that of BiVO4/TiO2 composites and pure BiVO4.

Domaines: Catalyse; Autre; Ingénierie de l'environnement

Olivier Monfort, Ewa Dworniczek, Leonid Satrapinskyy, Alicja Seniuk, Daniela Nyblova, et al.. An efficient Nb-modified BiVO4 film for photo-induced bacterial inactivation and photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants. New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42 (8), pp.5664-5667. ⟨10.1039/c8nj01069b⟩. ⟨hal-01807089⟩