Study on performance and application of bismuth phosphate photocatalyst
Photocatalytic degradation of pollutants has the advantages of green,low-carbon and can be deeply mineralized.However,existing photocatalysts generally suffer from poor visible light response,low effi-ciency,and recycling difficulties.The distinctive advantages of a novel bismuth phosphate photocatalyst(BiPO4)in aspects of crystal structure,chemical property,photocatalytic performance and so on,were summarized and analyzed;besides,the preparation methods and application fields of it were also comprehensively reviewed.It is concluded that BiPO4 represents a novel type of high-efficiency catalyst with visible light response;however,solving the problems of low quantum efficiency and limited active sites was one of the key points for its popular-ization and application.