Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of BiOBr/amidoxime fiber composites

BiOBr/amidoxime fiber composite photocatalysts have been successfully prepared via ions chelating on fibers. The structure and composition of the products were characterized by XRD, EDS, SEM, FT-IR, XPS and TG. The results indicated that BiOBr was successfully immobilized on the modified commercial fibers. Photocatalytic testing showed that the BiOBr/amidoxime fiber composites exhibited an excellent recycling performance owing to the coordination interactions between BiOBr and amidoxime fiber.