Industrial synthesis and characterization of nanophotocatalysts materials: titania

Nanotechnology Reviews

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Norma A. Ramos-Delgado¹  Miguel Á. Gracia-Pinilla²  Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja³  Kevin O’Shea⁴  Dionysios D. Dionysiou⁵ 

[1] CONACYT Research Fellow-Instituto Tecnológico de Nuevo León;Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León;Advanced Ceramics and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, University of Concepcion;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, United States of America;Environmental Engineering and Science Program, Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, United States of America

关键词: industrial synthesis;    nanomaterials;    nanophotocatalysts;    photocatalysis;    titania;   

DOI  :  10.1515/ntrev-2016-0007

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: De Gruyter

【 摘 要 】

Despite the recent synthesis and identification of a diverse set of new nanophotocatalysts that has exploded recently, titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) remains among the most promising photocatalysts because it is inexpensive, non-corrosive, environmentally friendly, and stable under a wide range of conditions. TiO 2 has shown excellent promise for solar cell applications and for remediation of chemical pollutants and toxins. Over the past few decades, there has been a tremendous development of nanophotocatalysts for a variety of industrial applications (i.e. for water purification and reuse, disinfection of water matrices, air purification, deodorization, sterilization of soils). This paper details traditional and new industrial routes for the preparation of nanophotocatalysts and the characterization techniques used to understand the physical chemical properties of them, like surface area, ζ potential, crystal size, and phase crystallographic, morphology, and optical transparency. Finally we present some applications of the industrial nanophotocatalysts.

【 授权许可】

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