Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photocatalytic activity of bismuth silicate heterostructures synthesized via surfactant mediated sol-gel method Subject The topic of the resource Bismuth silicates heterostructures; Malachite green; Photodegradation; Rhodamine B; Sol-gel; Surfactant-mediated Description An account of the resource A surfactant mediated sol-gel method is employed to synthesize bismuth silicate heterostructures with tunable morphologies and properties. The synthesized nanoparticle samples were characterized by XRD, FTIR Spectroscopy, SEM-EDAX and UV-DRS. The synthesized bismuth silicates exhibit excellent photodegradation against malachite green and rhodamine B dyes in the aqueous medium. Bismuth silicates (10% SiO2-Bi2O3) show superior photocatalytic property and outstanding reusability compared to pure bismuth oxide. The kinetics of the photodegradation of the dyes shows that the reaction follows first-order kinetics with the regression coefficient of 0.99. Thus, enabling Bismuth silicates heterostructures practical application as a photocatalyst for clean water. 2019 Elsevier Ltd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Karthik K.; Devi K.R.S.; Pinheiro D.; Sugunan S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol-102 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2019.104589" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2019.104589</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067850930&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.mssp.2019.104589&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e2701cf9d3e35586f5a5700995954ea1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85067850930&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.mssp.2019.104589&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=e2701cf9d3e35586f5a5700995954ea1</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 13698001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Karthik K., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Devi K.R.S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Pinheiro D., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Sugunan S., Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 682022, Kerala, India