Fabrication of La2O3/Bi2O3/silver orthophosphate Heterojunction Catalyst for the Visible Light Mediated Remediation of Refractory Pollutants

The development of silver orthophosphate based ternary composite catalyst for the augmented visible light assisted photocatalytic abatement of toxic refractory pollutants was accepted. It was confounded that the synthesized catalyst effectively degrade toxic organic dyes including methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO), rhodamine B (RhB) and acid red 18 (AR 18) with complete decolourisation and above 90 % mineralization. The hazardous pesticides such as 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), highly toxic insecticide acephate and the pharmaceutical antibiotic tetracycline were succesfully degraded. Here, it is the first time reporting La₂O₃/Bi₂O₃ doped silver orthophosphate ternary catalyst for the removal of toxic organic pollutants in a short time with excellent mineralization. The better reproducibility and accountable stability of the composite catalyst paved the way for making it a promising catalyst for future applications.