Harnessing advanced photocatalysts: Synergistic SrMoO4/g-C3N4/BiVO4 nanocomposites for efficient photodegradation of pollutants

Semiconductive photocatalysis tends to disinfect and mineralize organic molecules and other hazardous pollutants when exposed to UV and visible light. Mineralization is challenging because some organic molecules that are refractive and heavy metals are not transported to other phases. In this study, SrMoO 4 , BiVO 4 , g-C 3 N 4 , SrMoO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 /BiVO 4 3%, SrMoO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 /BiVO 4 6%, SrMoO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 /BiVO 4 8% and SrMoO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 /BiVO 4 10% are made using the hydrothermal process. The optical, structural, and morphological characteristics of the produced sample are examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy ( EDX), photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The method of photocatalysis is used to degrade pollutants. The composite SrMoO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 /BiVO 4 10% effectively photodegrades 100% of the methylene blue (MB) and methylene orange (MO) from the solution.