Triethanolamine - solution for rapid hydrothermal synthesis of titanate nanotubes

• Main Authors: Mohamed Noor, An'amt, Huang, Nay Ming, Radiman, Shahidan, Lim, Hong Ngee, Muhamad, Muhamad Rasat
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35899/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol43num1_2014/vol43num1_2014p137-144.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Titanate nanotubes were prepared by a rapid hydrothermal method in the presence of triethanolamine (TEA) using TiO2 nanoparticles as a precursor. The addition of TEA significantly reduced the formation time of the titanate nanotubes from 24 to 6 h. The crystalline structure of the titanate nanotubes...