Porous hollow microspheres of bismuth vanadate(BiVO_4) were successfully synthesized with the assistances of ethylenediamine tetraacetic(EDTA) and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate(SDBS) via hydrothermal method.The as-prepared BiVO_4 samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra(DRS).It was found that the ratio of EDTA and SDBS had a significant impact on the crystalline structure,size and morphology of BiVO_4 photocatalyst.The crystal phase could be adjusted by changing the mass ratio of EDTA and SDBS.The photocatalytic activities of different BiVO_4 samples were investigated through the degradation of RhB in the presence of H_2O_2 under visible light irradiation.The results indicated that the photocatalytic performance of the BiVO_4 microstructures was greatly influenced by the porous structure,morphology and band gap.The BiVO_4 sample prepared with the EDTA and SDBS ratio of 2:1 and total amount of 1.5 g have shown superior photocatalytic performance for its unique morphology,good porous structure and low band gap energy.
