Crystallization of anatase nanoparticles from amorphous precipitate by a continuous hydrothermal process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 445-451

  Malinger, Kinga A ^a   Maguer, Aude ^a   Thorel, Alain ^a   Gaunand, Alain ^a   Hochepied, Jean François ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Anatase nanoparticles; Continuous hydrothermal crystallization; Continuous synthesis; Fast synthesis

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; AMORPHOUS PRECIPITATE; AMORPHOUS PRECURSORS; AMORPHOUS TIO; ANATASE NANOPARTICLES; ANATASE PARTICLES; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CHARACTERISTIC SIZE; CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED SIZE; FAST SYNTHESIS; HYDROTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESIDENCE TIME; SELF-CONSISTENT APPROACH; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT; TRANSFORMATION TEMPERATURES; TUBULAR REACTORS; XRD PEAKS;

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYDISPERSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 80053995682     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.08.065     Document Type: Article

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