The application relates to the technical field of
water treatment, in particular to a photocatalyst, a preparation method and application thereof. First, a
copolymer is obtained by taking
acrylonitrile,
acrylic acid and vinyl
imidazole as monomers, then
bismuth ion solution and
silver ion solution are sequentially added to carry out a coordination reaction; then a surfactant and
sodium tungstate are added to carry out a
hydrothermal reaction; and finally post-treatment is carried out to obtain an
organic polymer modified
bismuth-silver doped photocatalyst. The application utilizes a
copolymer containing carboxyl and
imidazole groups as a ligand, uniformly anchors
bismuth ions and silver ions through coordination, realizes uniform silver
doping, avoids agglomeration, effectively widens the
light response range through a small amount of silver
doping, suppresses carrier recombination, and improves photocatalytic activity. The synergistic effect of the
polymer and the surfactant induces the formation of a
nanosheet structure, increases the specific surface area and active sites. The prepared photocatalyst has a high degradation rate for antibiotic
wastewater such as
tetracycline, has good cycle stability, and the degradation rate still remains above 85% after 5 cycles.