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Solvothermal synthesis of mesoporous TiO2 microspheres with tailored pore size and specific surface area

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Mesoporous TiO2 microspheres with high specific surface area were synthesized by a template-free solvothermal method with the aid of urea. The phase structure, morphology, pore and optical properties were characterized by XRD, SEM, N2 adsorption–desorption and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. By controlling the urea concentration, size, specific surface area, pore size and optical property of the mesoporous TiO2 microspheres can be tuned.

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The authors thank National Nature Science Foundation of China (51301114, 21201123, 21203125, 61403263), Liaoning Science and Technology Department Foundation (No. 2007223016), Liaoning Educational Department Foundation (L2013161), LNET (LJQ2013044) for financial support. F. Ding acknowledges Chinese Scholarship Council ([2012]5031) for the financial support.

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  1. College of Chemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, People’s Republic of China

    Yajing Zhang, Yuan Zhu, Kangjun Wang, Fu Ding, Dan Meng & Jing Wu

  2. School of Science, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaolei Wang

  3. Liaoning Co-innovation Center of Fine Chemical Industry, Shenyang, 110142, People’s Republic of China

    Yajing Zhang, Kangjun Wang & Fu Ding

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Zhang, Y., Zhu, Y., Wang, K. et al. Solvothermal synthesis of mesoporous TiO2 microspheres with tailored pore size and specific surface area. J Porous Mater 22, 959–963 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-015-9969-x

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