Formation mechanism of TiO2 nanoparticles in H2O-assisted atmospheric pressure CVS process

Powder Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 15-24

  Rahiminezhad Soltani, M ^a   Saberyan, K ^b   Shahri, F ^c   Simchi, A ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c Industries and Mines University   (Iran)

^d SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

APCVS; Atmospheric pressure; Chemical vapor synthesis; Thermal velocity; TiO2 nanoparticles; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ANATASE PHASE; APCVS; AS-SYNTHESIZED POWDER; CHEMICAL VAPOR SYNTHESIS; COALESCENCE OF NANOPARTICLES; CRYSTALLINITIES; FORMATION MECHANISM; NANOPARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; NO PHASE; POWDER FORMATION; TEM; THERMAL VELOCITY; TIO; TITANIA; TITANIA NANOPARTICLES; ZONE TEMPERATURE;

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COAGULATION; COALESCENCE; GAS ADSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOPARTICLES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

METAL NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AGGLOMERATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL VAPOR SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COAGULATION; COALESCENCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLOW RATE; HEAT TREATMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POWDER; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79953023964     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.01.021     Document Type: Article

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