A Facile Synthetic Method to Obtain Bismuth Oxyiodide Microspheres Highly Functional for the Photocatalytic Processes of Water DepurationJuan C. Durán-Álvarez 1, Carolina Martínez 1, Adriana C. Mera 2, Raquel Del Angel 1, Nini J. Gutiérrez-Moreno 1, Rodolfo Zanella 1
1Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2Instituto de Investigación Multidisciplinario en Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad de La Serena
This article describes a synthetic method to obtain bismuth oxyiodide microspheres, which are highly functional to perform the photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants, such as ciprofloxacin, in water under UV-A/visible light irradiation.