Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors Functionalized in the Permeate Zone: Bi5O7I Coatings

Bryan Rosero; Alexis Debut; Miguel Natividad; Karla Vizuete; Miguel Herrera-Robledo; Luis Quishpe

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87701-8_12

Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors Functionalized in the Permeate Zone: Bi5O7I Coatings

Bryan Rosero
, Alexis Debut
, Miguel Natividad
, Karla Vizuete
, Miguel Herrera-Robledo
, Luis Quishpe

Facultad de Ciencias Socio Ambientales

Universidad de Cuenca
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE
University of Zaragoza
Universidad Yachay Tech

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Abstract

Photocatalytic membrane reactors have been a focus of research since the 1990s, due to their ability to degrade challenging organic compounds like BPA. Several studies use TiO2 as a photocatalyst in the membrane, which reacts under UV light. However, there are other photocatalysts, such as Bi5O7I, that develop their photocatalytic activity under the visible light spectrum. This study aims to quantify the degradation curves and reaction kinetics of Bisphenol A using a photocatalytic membrane coated with Bi5O7I. The layer-by-layer deposition technique was employed to coat the membranes. This process was applied to uncoated membranes, as well as to those coated with TiO2 and Bi5O7I. The degradation capacity of BPA was quantified in a continuous stirred-tank reactor and a photocatalytic membrane reactor. Both the uncoated membranes and the TiO2-coated membranes were resistant to the removal processes (k_PMR = 2.7 ± 0.6; k_PMR = 3.3 ± 0.1 min-1, respectively). However, the Bi5O7I-coated membranes demonstrated degradation (k_PMR = 6.9 ± 0.8·10–4 min-1). This report promotes the use of BiOX-based coated membranes for contaminant removal, paving the way for the development of pilot-scale photocatalytic membranes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of the CIT 2024 - Volume 2
Editors	Gonzalo Fernando Olmedo Cifuentes, Diego Gustavo Arcos Avilés, Hernán Vinicio Lara Padilla
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	175-184
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783031877001
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87701-8_12
State	Published - 2025
Event	19th International Multidisciplinary Congress on Science and Technology, CIT 2024 - Sangolquí, Ecuador Duration: 21 Oct 2024 → 25 Oct 2024

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Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1348 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	19th International Multidisciplinary Congress on Science and Technology, CIT 2024
Country/Territory	Ecuador
City	Sangolquí
Period	21/10/24 → 25/10/24

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Keywords

Bismuth Oxyhalide
Bisphenol A
Layer-by-Layer Deposition
Photocatalytic Membranes
Visible Light Photocatalysis

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Rosero, B., Debut, A., Natividad, M., Vizuete, K., Herrera-Robledo, M., & Quishpe, L. (2025). Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors Functionalized in the Permeate Zone: Bi5O7I Coatings. In G. F. Olmedo Cifuentes, D. G. Arcos Avilés, & H. V. Lara Padilla (Eds.), Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of the CIT 2024 - Volume 2 (pp. 175-184). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1348 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87701-8_12

Rosero, Bryan ; Debut, Alexis ; Natividad, Miguel et al. / Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors Functionalized in the Permeate Zone : Bi5O7I Coatings. Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of the CIT 2024 - Volume 2. editor / Gonzalo Fernando Olmedo Cifuentes ; Diego Gustavo Arcos Avilés ; Hernán Vinicio Lara Padilla. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 175-184 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Rosero, B, Debut, A, Natividad, M, Vizuete, K, Herrera-Robledo, M & Quishpe, L 2025, Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors Functionalized in the Permeate Zone: Bi5O7I Coatings. in GF Olmedo Cifuentes, DG Arcos Avilés & HV Lara Padilla (eds), Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of the CIT 2024 - Volume 2. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1348 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 175-184, 19th International Multidisciplinary Congress on Science and Technology, CIT 2024, Sangolquí, Ecuador, 21/10/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87701-8_12

Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors Functionalized in the Permeate Zone: Bi5O7I Coatings. / Rosero, Bryan; Debut, Alexis; Natividad, Miguel et al.
Emerging Research in Intelligent Systems - Proceedings of the CIT 2024 - Volume 2. ed. / Gonzalo Fernando Olmedo Cifuentes; Diego Gustavo Arcos Avilés; Hernán Vinicio Lara Padilla. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 175-184 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1348 LNNS).

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