The invention discloses a method for synthesizing a flower-ball-shaped
bismuth phosphate nano-
powder photocatalyst by a
microwave hydrothermal process. According to the key points of the technical scheme, the method comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a
bismuth nitrate solution from
bismuth nitrate and deionized water, and adding an
ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole
hexafluorophosphate in the
bismuth nitrate solution under a stirring condition, thereby forming a uniform transparent solution; (2) transferring the uniform transparent solution into a
hydrothermal reaction kettle, adjusting the pH of the reacting solution to 1-11 by acid or alkali, placing the
hydrothermal reaction kettle into a
microwave digester and lasting
microwave reaction for 10-60 minutes; and (3) after reaction, cooling, centrifuging, washing and
drying, thereby obtaining the flower-ball-shaped
bismuth phosphate nano-
powder photocatalyst. According to the method, the
ionic liquid serves as a substitute for a traditional
raw material to prepare the BiPO4 photocatalyst; in a
reaction system, the
ionic liquid can not only serve as a
raw material, but also serve as a template agent for modification on the surface of BiPO4, and is capable of capturing photogenerated electrons and inhibiting the recombination of photogenerated electrons and
electron holes, thereby enhancing the capability of
bismuth phosphate in photocatalytically degrading organic pollutants.