Effect of the phase composition and crystallite size of sol-gel TiO2 nanoparticles on the acetaldehyde photodecomposition

TiO2 nanoparticles with attractive physicochemical properties have synthesized by means of the sol-gel method and acid hydrolysis. The obtained nanoparticles have characterized by the XRD-Rietveld refinement, BET and TEM techniques, and tested in the photodecomposition of acetaldehyde. The degree of...

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Autores: R. Carrera-López, S. Castillo-Cervantes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Repositorio:Redalyc-IPN
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:94224559003
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=94224559003
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física, Astronomía y Matemáticas
Ti
Sol
gel
anatase
brookite
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Sumario:TiO2 nanoparticles with attractive physicochemical properties have synthesized by means of the sol-gel method and acid hydrolysis. The obtained nanoparticles have characterized by the XRD-Rietveld refinement, BET and TEM techniques, and tested in the photodecomposition of acetaldehyde. The degree of decomposition of acetaldehyde by the sol-gel TiO2 nanoparticles was directly proportional to the brookite mass fraction but inversely proportional to the anatase mass fraction and crystallite size.