Dispersion and stability of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in aqueous suspension: Effects of ultrasonication and concentration

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-151

  Qi, J ^a   Ye, Y Y ^a   Wu, J J ^a   Wang, H T ^a   Li, F T ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration; Dispersion; Hydrodynamic diameter; TiO2 nanoparticles; Ultrasonication

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; FATE AND TRANSPORT; HYDRODYNAMIC DIAMETER; NANOPARTICLES SUSPENSION; RUTILE TIO; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SUSPENSION CONCENTRATIONS; TIO; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES; ULTRA-SONICATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSION (WAVES); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRODYNAMICS; OXIDE MINERALS; SONICATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

NANOPARTICLES;

METAL NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATASE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LABORATORY METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TITANIUM; ULTRASONICS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; ZETA POTENTIAL;

METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TITANIUM; ULTRASONICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84873040664     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.545     Document Type: Article

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