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Triton X-100–assisted synthesis of layered nanosheet-assembled flower-like BiOBr nanostructures with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin

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Surfactant with amphiphilic substance has a vital impact on the synthesis of photocatalysts, which can affect surface property and morphology of materials. Herein, we proposed a Triton X-100 (TX-100)–assisted method for the synthesis of layered BiOBr nanosheet–assembled flower-like nanostructures. It was found that the TX-100 played a key role on the morphology and photocatalytic performance of the product. The prepared multilayered BiOBr nanosheet–assembled flower-like nanostructures exhibited larger specific surface area, broadened light absorption, and enhanced separation rate of photo-generated electrons and holes. The adsorption and photocatalytic degradation properties of ciprofloxacin (CIP) by our prepared BiOBr were investigated, and the results indicated that BiOBr assisted with 7 mL TX-100 exhibited higher adsorption ability and enhanced photocatalytic activity with 94.0% of ciprofloxacin degradation rate within 180 min. Superoxide radicals (·O2−) and holes (h+) were confirmed to be the two main reactive species for the degradation of ciprofloxacin. This work provides a novel surfactant-assisted method for the synthesis of layered nanosheet-assembled flower-like nanostructures, which would have potential applications in the photocatalytic field.

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This work was supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. ZR2019MEM018), Major Scientific and Technological Innovation Project in Shandong Province (No. 2019JZZY010735), Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program (No. J18KA008), and Key Laboratory of Agricultural Film Application of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R. China.

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Chen, X., Gao, X., Ai, L. et al. Triton X-100–assisted synthesis of layered nanosheet-assembled flower-like BiOBr nanostructures with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin. J Nanopart Res 24, 103 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-022-05487-3

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