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Synthesis of silica–titania composite oxide via “green” aqueous peroxo-route

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The preparation procedure of silica–titania composite oxide using novel solution/sol single precursor containing titanium peroxocomplex and silicic acid has been described. Pechini-type sol–gel process has been used to prepare oxides from the aqueous precursor. Some structural, morphological and textural characteristics of the prepared material have been presented. Composite SiO2/TiO2 has high surface area (c.a. 300 m2/g), and it is composed of anatase nanoparticles with the mean diameter of 5 nm embedded in amorphous silica, then TiO2 prepared via similar method is presented as a mixture of anatase and rutile phases. The proposed synthetic procedure meets the requirements of “green chemistry”.

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Acknowledgments

The study is carried out within the Federal Goal-oriented Program “Scientific and scientific pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia” for 2009–2013, Gov. contract No. 14.132.21.1449, and a grant of Russian Ministry of Education No. 01201255647. Oviedo University team thanks the financial support from FEDER and MINECO (MAT2010-15094). For the thoughtful remarks made on the study and a fruitful discussion the authors express their gratitude to Svetlana Gryn’ from Kiev Institute of Physical Chemistry and Sergey Alekseev from Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University.

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  1. Scientific-Educational Center for Nanotechnology, South Ural State University, Lenina Prospekt 76/1a, 303, 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russia

    I. V. Krivtsov & D. A. Uchaev

  2. Department of Chemistry, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia

    M. V. Ilkaeva, V. D. Samokhina & V. V. Avdin

  3. Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Oviedo, 33006, Oviedo, Spain

    S. A. Khainakov & J. R. Garcia

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Krivtsov, I.V., Ilkaeva, M.V., Samokhina, V.D. et al. Synthesis of silica–titania composite oxide via “green” aqueous peroxo-route. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 67, 665–669 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-013-3097-3

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