<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>TiO2 powders were prepared through the hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide followed by calcination at temperatures of 200 °C to 600 °C. The obtained powders were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption and X-ray powder diffraction. The results confirmed strong dependence between specific surface area of the TiO2 powders and both the conditions of the hydrolysis process and the calcination temperature. While calcination temperature strongly affected crystallinity of the product, no significant influence of the hydrolysis conditions on this parameter was observed. TiO2 powders prepared at various conditions were examined as catalysts for photodegradation of Acid Red 18 in water. Photoactivities of the prepared powders were influenced by both the amount of water used to hydrolyze the TiO2 precursor and the temperature of calcination process. TiO2 samples calcined at 500 °C appeared to be the most active and the photocatalytic activities of the prepared materials increased along with the amount of water used for the hydrolysis process.</p></abstract>

TiO2 powders were prepared through the hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide followed by calcination at temperatures of 200 °C to 600 °C. The obtained powders were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption and X-ray powder diffraction. The results confirmed strong dependence between specific surface area of the TiO2 powders and both the conditions of the hydrolysis process and the calcination temperature. While calcination temperature strongly affected crystallinity of the product, no significant influence of the hydrolysis conditions on this parameter was observed. TiO2 powders prepared at various conditions were examined as catalysts for photodegradation of Acid Red 18 in water. Photoactivities of the prepared powders were influenced by both the amount of water used to hydrolyze the TiO2 precursor and the temperature of calcination process. TiO2 samples calcined at 500 °C appeared to be the most active and the photocatalytic activities of the prepared materials increased along with the amount of water used for the hydrolysis process.

Preparation and characterization of titania powders obtained via hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide

Institute of Chemical and Environment Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pułaskiego 10, 70-322, Szczecin, Poland

Materials Science-Poland

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TiO2 powders were prepared through the hydrolysis of titanium isopropoxide followed by calcination at temperatures of 200 °C to 600 °C. The obtained powders...

Preparation and characterization of titania powders obtained via hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide

Published Online: Mar 26, 2014

Page range: 71 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0163-z

Keywords
titanium dioxide, titanium tetraisopropoxide, hydrolysis, photocatalysis, azo-dye

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Preparation and characterization of titania powders obtained via hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide

Published Online: Mar 26, 2014

Page range: 71 - 79

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0163-z

Keywordstitanium dioxide, titanium tetraisopropoxide, hydrolysis, photocatalysis, azo-dye

© 2014 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
titanium dioxide, titanium tetraisopropoxide, hydrolysis, photocatalysis, azo-dye