Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (12): 1-7.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2025-0132

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Research progress on Bi2WO6-based photocatalyst modification

MA Liang1,2,3(), WANG Chunyan1,2,3, LIU Haining1,2, LI Mingzhen1,2, SONG Zhongmei1,2,3, ZHANG Siyuan1,2, YE Xiushen1,2()   

  1. 1. Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Key Laboratory of Green and High-end Utilization of Salt Lake Resources,Xi′ning 810008,China
    2. Key Laboratory of Salt Lake Resources Chemistry of Qinghai Province,Xi′ning 810008,China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 101408,China
  • Received:2025-03-19 Online:2025-12-10 Published:2025-06-30
  • Contact: YE Xiushen E-mail:maliang@isl.ac.cn;yexs@isl.ac.cn

Abstract:

With the intensification of human industrial activities,wastewater discharge from multiple sectors,including chemical manufacturing,pharmaceuticals,textile dyeing,and electroplating,has become a critical challenge requiring urgent resolution in environmental governance.Photocatalytic technology offers an effective approach for removing organic pollutants from water bodies.Bi2WO6 is a photocatalyst responsive to visible light(bandgap 2.7 eV),featuring a two-dimensional olivine-type oxide semiconductor structure composed of alternating[Bi2O22+ and [WO42- octahedral layers.This material exhibits chemical stability and can degrade organic pollutants under sunlight-driven conditions.However,its overall photocatalytic performance is constrained by limitations such as restricted adsorption capacity and reactive oxygen species generation,high recombination rates of photo-generated carriers,and a narrow visible light response range(λ≤460 nm).Numerous researchers have addressed these limitations through various modification strategies,including morphological control,defect engineering,elemental doping,heterostructure construction,and metal particle deposition.The several modification methods and mechanisms for Bi2WO6 materials were summarized,relevant research progress were systematically organized,and future research directions were proposed to overcome existing limitations.It was aimed to provide theoretical guidance for the design and modification of bismuth-based photocatalytic materials.

Key words: Bi2WO6, modification, mechanism, photocatalytic application

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