Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Inhibiting Effect of Aluminosilicate Intermediate on Agglomeration and Phase Transition of TiO2 Nanoparticles

CHANG Jia-Zhong1, LI Min2, WANG Zhen-Ling1, SHI Heng-Zhen2   

  1. 1. Experimental Centre, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China; 2. Department of Chemistry, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466001, China
  • Received:2004-12-09 Revised:2005-03-01 Published:2005-11-20 Online:2005-11-20

Abstract: By heating coal fly ash with hydroxide sodium solution, then hydrolysis, the aluminosilicate intermediate (ASI) was prepared. Through the addition of ASI into the titanium
sol obtained by using the sol-gel method, titanium-aluminosilicate (TiO2/ASI) composites were prepared, and then heat-treated
at different temperatures. The formation process and phase transition of TiO2 nanocrystalline in the TiO2/ASI composites were characterized
by X-ray diffraction and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra. The results indicate that the agglomeration of TiO2 nanoparticles and their phase
transition from anatase to rutile can be inhibited efficiently. The adsorption activity of methylene blue of the synthesized TiO2/ASI
composites is higher than that of only aluminosilicate intermediate or TiO2 particles.

Key words: aluminosilicate intermediate, TiO2, agglomeration, phase transition

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