Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2013, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (06): 594-598.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2013.12475

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Effect of Oleic Acid Surface Modification on Dispersibility of TiO2

LÜ Yu-Zhen1,2, ZHANG Sheng-Nan1, DU Yue-Fan2, CHEN Mu-Tian2, LI Cheng-Rong2,3   

  1. (1. School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China; 3. Beijing Key Laboratory of High Voltage & EMC, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China)
  • Received:2012-08-01 Revised:2012-10-30 Published:2013-06-20 Online:2013-05-20
  • About author:Lü Yu-Zhen. E-mail: yzlv@ncepu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation of China (51077050); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Abstract: Oleic acid modified TiO2 nanoparticles were dispersed into transformer oil to prepare TiO2 nanoparticles modified transformer oil by ultrasonic treatment. The effect of surface modification on the dispersibility of TiO2 nanoparticles in the oil was investigated. The morphology, structure and surface modification state of TiO2 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) and thermogravimetric method (TG). The results show that oleic acid is bound on the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles by bidentate coordination, and an effective modification layer is formed. With the increasing of modifying agent dosage, although the coordination pattern of oleic acid on the nanoparticle surface remains, the mass fraction of chemisorbed oleic acid obviously increases. The dispersibility and stability of TiO2 nanoparticles in the oil is dramatically improved. When the molar ratio of titanium salt to oleic acid is 1:24, TiO2 nanoparticles can be well dispersed in the transformer oil and keep transparent after aged for 30 d at room temperature.

Key words: TiO2 nanoparticles, oleic acid, surface modification, dispersibility, transformer oil

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