The invention provides a preparation method for a BiOCl photocatalyst with a controllable morphology and a
crystal face, and belongs to the technical field of environmental
chemical engineering photocatalysis water treatment. The preparation method is characterized by comprising the following steps: adding Bi(NO3)3.5H2O into a certain amount of water, ethyl
alcohol or a
dimethyl formamide solvent, uniformly stirring, then adding a certain amount of chlorination-1-butyl-3-methylimidazole, stirring for 20min for uniform mixing, performing ultrasonic treatment under
room temperature for 10-60min, and reacting to generate white precipitate; washing the precipitate by water and ethyl
alcohol, and
drying the precipitate under the temperature of 60 DEG C to obtain BiOCl photocatalyst
powder with different morphologies. According to the preparation method provided by the invention, the BiOCl preparation period is short, and the use of a surfactant is avoided; by control on the
solvent, the preparation method for implementing BiOCl
crystal surface control (101 and 102) and
morphology control (a nano sheet shape, a flower-like structure and an irregular disk shape) can be conveniently realized. The preparation method is completed in the next step under the
room temperature, has the advantages of simple process, extremely short preparation period, environment friendliness and the like and is favorable for
engineering large-scale preparation. The catalyst has outstanding degrading effects on
rhodamine B,
methyl orange,
quinoline blue and the like by visible light and sunshine and has an actual application prospect.