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Preparation, characterization and application of phase-pure anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles by new green route

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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is used in a range of applications such as photocatalysis and sensor devices. In this work, TiO2 nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) in the crystallographic forms anatase and rutile were prepared by the green route. The method involves dissolving titanium oxysulfate (TiOSO4) powder in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution and subsequent thermal treatment of the resultant amorphous precipitate. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to follow the structural evolution of the amorphous precipitate, and microstructure analysis was realized with Rietveld refinement. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of the synthesized TiO2NPs was evaluated by studying the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. The highest photocatalytic activity was observed for TiO2 obtained at 600 °C in the crystallographic form anatase.

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The authors thank the Brazilian agencies: CNPq (Universal 454704/2014-3-Scholarship process 152036/2016-4), FAPESP (Scholarship process 2011/11065-0), and the National Institute for Science and Technology on Organic Electronics (CNPq 573762/2008-2 and FAPESP 2008/57706-4) for financial support.

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  1. Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo – USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Edna R. Spada

  2. Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Av. Brasil 56, Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil

    Eder A. Pereira, Maykon A. Montanhera & Fernando R. de Paula

  3. Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, 78060-900, Brazil

    Leonardo H. Morais & Renato G. Freitas

  4. Embrapa Instrumentação, Rua Quinze de Novembro, 1452, São Carlos, SP, 13560-970, Brazil

    Rodrigo G. F. Costa, Gabriela B. Soares & Caue Ribeiro

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Spada, E.R., Pereira, E.A., Montanhera, M.A. et al. Preparation, characterization and application of phase-pure anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles by new green route. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 16932–16938 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7613-z

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