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Crystal formation and growth of crystallites and particles of titanium anatase nuclei

Journal Article · · Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6012052

This work investigates the crystal formation and the growth of anatase particles as a function of formation conditions. It was shown that a pure anatase phase of specified particle size can be produced with titanium chloride solutions and anatase nuclei during specified conditions of thermal hydrolysis. The growth of the titanium dioxide crystallites and particles was studied by x-ray phase analysis and by scanning electron microscopy. The titanium dioxide samples obtained from thermal hydrolysis (HTD) were calcined at 500/degree/C. It was observed that the acidity factor has practically no effect on anatase crystallite growth during hydrolysis. The dependence of anatase crystallite sizes on hydrolysis time is shown. Comparison of the data with crystallite sizes in precipitates calcined at 500/degrees/C showed that the state of aggregation of the titanium dioxide particles depends on the initial anatase crystallite size. This, in turn, is determined by the hydrolysis duration and by the amount of anatase nuclei introduced.

OSTI ID:
6012052
Journal Information:
Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:7; ISSN INOMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English