The invention belongs to the technical field of photocatalytic materials, and discloses a preparation method of a BiOCl / BiOI composite photocatalyst for visible light degradation of
rhodamine B. The energy band structure of BiOCl is regulated and controlled in cooperation with BiOI, and efficient photocatalytic decoloration of
rhodamine B with wide
spectral response is achieved through S-type interface charge transfer. A
petal-shaped BiOCl / BiOI
heterojunction with R = 8: 1, a BiOCl0. 88I0. 12
solid solution and a BiOCl0. 8I0. 2
solid solution show excellent visible light catalytic activity, and about 92.52% of
rhodamine B molecules, 99.7% of
rhodamine B molecules and 99.7% of
rhodamine B molecules are respectively degraded by the BiOCl / BiOI
heterojunction and the BiOCl0. 88I0. 12
solid solution after being irradiated by visible light for 10 minutes. The catalytic reaction accords with the two-stage one-stage kinetic law, and high photocatalytic efficiency can still be maintained after five times of circulation. The single BiOCl and BiOI respectively degrade about 64.3% and 10.02% of
rhodamine B molecules under the same light reaction condition, and the catalytic reaction follows a first-level
kinetic model. The preparation method has the advantages of being low in preparation temperature, simple in technological process, stable in
chemical property and the like, the large-scale two-dimensional micron /
nanosheet and the three-dimensional self-
assembly structure of the large-scale two-dimensional micron /
nanosheet can be obtained only through a hydrothermal and water bath synthesis technology, and the preparation method has great application value in the field of visible light degradation of organic pollutants.