The invention belongs to the technical field of 
environmental protection functional materials, and specifically relates to a novel 
bismuth halide salt, which is a compound composed of hexaiodobismuth anion and benzylpyridinium cation. The preparation method comprises the following steps: taking a certain amount of 
benzyl bromide and 
pyridine,  Add an appropriate amount of 
solvent to mix and dissolve, stir and 
reflux, then evaporate and concentrate, and then wash with 
ether to obtain benzylpyridinium 
bromide; take BiI  3 Dissolve in an appropriate amount of concentrated 
iodic acid, take a certain amount of benzylpyridinium 
bromide salt and dissolve it in an appropriate amount of 
solvent, mix and stir the two solutions to 
reflux to obtain a clear filtrate, and freeze and crystallize to obtain a new type of 
bismuth iodide salt.  The novel 
bismuth halide of the invention emits strong orange-
red light under the 
irradiation of 365nm 
ultraviolet light, rapidly degrades 
rhodamine B and 
methyl orange under visible light, and has good cycle degradation efficiency.  The invention also provides a preparation method of the novel 
bismuth iodide salt, the method has high yield, saves cost, is easy to operate, and is beneficial to industrialized production.