The invention belongs to the field of
photocatalysis and specifically relates to a BiVO4 / InVO4
heterojunction catalyst as well as a preparation method and application of the BiVO4 / InVO4 heterojunctioncatalyst. The BiVO4 / InVO4
heterojunction catalyst is prepared to be 5mu m by hydrothermally synthesizing a liquid
vanadium source VOC2O4, Bi(NO3)3.3.5H2O and In(NO3)3.4.5H2O by using a one-
step method, the inner part of the BiVO4 / InVO4
heterojunction catalyst is an agglomerated flower sphere, and the outer part of the BiVO4 / InVO4 heterojunction catalyst is a
spheroid. By using the product disclosed by the invention, the sterilization rate of
Escherichia coli,
staphylococcus aureus and
pseudoalteromonas reaches 99% or above, and the degradation rate of
Rhodamine B reaches 99.875%. At present,the compound is synthesized in a laboratory, in addition, the preparation method is simple in preparation, easy to control, low in cost, a visible-
light response BiVO4 / InVO4 heterojunction material iseffectively formed, and the composite ratio of photoelectron-hole pairs is increased. The photocatalyst disclosed by the invention is small in usage amount, low in
toxicity, high in efficiency, longin lasting effect time, recyclable, capable of effectively killing
bacteria and degrading a dye and wide in application prospect in the field of
water body purification.