a nanostructured novel (biocooh)0#75(bi2moo6)0#25 photocatalyst for simultaneous photodegradation of contaminants in solar spectrum

(biocooh)0#75(bi2moo6)0#25 nanophotocatalyst has been prepared by a one-pot sono-solvothermal method to simultaneously degrade the mixture of two antibiotic pollutants and also rhodamine b (rhb) in the solar spectrum range# the novel nanophotocatalyst has shown a sponge-like structure# the obtained sample has been characterized by x-ray diffraction (xrd), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (fesem) analyses# as a result, (biocooh)0#75(bi2moo6)0#25 could approximately eliminate 15 mg/l rhb at about 90#5% after 180 min irradiation# furthermore, the photodegradation capability of the nanophotocatalyst towards 15 mg/l (levofloxacin+ofloxacin) solution was high at the same radiation condition, so that the maximum wavelength almost disappeared# therefore, our approach is providing a high active nanophotocatalyst that exhibits potential photodegradation performance over rhb and the two antibiotics for the remediation of water#