Synthesis of Titania Nanostructures and their Application as Catalyst Supports for Hydrogenation and Oxidation Reactions |
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| Journal | Solid State Phenomena (Volume 140) |
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| Volume | Perspectives of nanoscience and nanotechnology |
| Edited by | Witold Ċojkowski and John R. Blizzard |
| Pages | 61-68 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.140.61 |
| Citation | Lucky Mashudu Sikhwivhilu et al., 2008, Solid State Phenomena, 140, 61 |
| Online since | October, 2008 |
| Authors | Lucky Mashudu Sikhwivhilu, Suprakas Sinha Ray, Neil John Coville |
| Keywords | Hydrothermal Synthesis, Titanate Nanotube, Titania, Titania Nanotube |
| Abstract | Nanomaterials are of great importance for their versatile applications in gas sensors, solar cells and photocatalysis due to their unique optical, electrical and catalytic properties. Titania derived nanotubular and nanospherical particles with a titanate structure were synthesized using a hydrothermal procedure in the presence of very concentrated solutions of KOH and NaOH respectively. Both nanostructures were found to exhibit relatively large specific surface areas, i.e. 280 and 303 m2/g for materials treated in NaOH and KOH respectively. The morphological and structural properties were characterised by TEM, SEM, Raman spectroscopy and XRD. |
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