%0 Journal Article
%T One-Step Microemulsion-Mediated Hydrothermal Synthesis of Nanocrystalline TiO<sub>2</sub>
%A Xuyao Xu
%A Xiaosong Zhou
%A Lin Ma
%A Miaoyan Mo
%A Cuifen Ren
%A Rongkai Pan
%J World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering
%P 29-34
%@ 2161-4962
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjnse.2014.41005
%X <div align=\"justify\">
	Nanocrystalline TiO2 powders with high photocatalytic activity were prepared by one-step microemulsion-mediated hydrothermal method using tetrabutylorthotitanate (TiO(C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>)<sub>4</sub>, TBOT) as precursor. The as-prepared TiO<sub>2</sub> powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area measurements. The effects of the oil/water ratio and hydrothermal temperature on the microstructures and photocatalytic activity of the TiO<sub>2</sub> powders were investigated. The results suggest that increasing the oil/water emulsion ratio significantly decreased the particle size of the as-prepared TiO<sub>2</sub> powders and improved the photocatalytic activity. With hydrothermal temperature increasing, the average crystallite size increased and the photocatalytic activities of TiO<sub>2</sub> powders decreased.
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%K Titanium Dioxide
%K Microemulsion
%K Hydrothermal Method
%K Photocatalytic Activity
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=43747