Synthesis of titanium dioxide microstructures via sucrose ester microemulsion-mediated hydrothermal method
Titanium dioxide particles were successfully prepared using microemulsion-mediated hydrothermal processing route, with sucrose ester as a stabilising agent. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the particles possessed anatase crystal phase. Scanning electron micrographs showed micron-sized spher...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/5361/1/Synthesis_of_titanium_dioxide_microstructures_via_sucrose_ester_microemulsion-mediated_hydrothermal_method.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/5361/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaya |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Titanium dioxide particles were successfully prepared using microemulsion-mediated hydrothermal processing route, with sucrose ester as a stabilising agent. X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the particles possessed anatase crystal phase. Scanning electron micrographs showed micron-sized spherical particles with rough and smooth surfaces, which eventually interconnected with one another. The formation mechanism of the titanium dioxide microstructures was postulated. The as-prepared particles were subjected to photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue, which exhibited higher photocatalytic activity compared to their commercial counterpart. |
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