Fabrication of homogeneous titania/MWNT composite materials

Preparation of homogeneous titania coating on the surface of MWNT

“…Our former observations [9,30] have indicated that strong interaction between the solvent molecule and CNT hinder the adsorption of precursors, e.g. in the case of alkoxide precursors.…”

Chemical challenges during the synthesis of MWCNT‐based inorganic nanocomposite materials

“…Comparing as-prepared nanocomposites it can be seen that more homogeneous and more uniform inorganic layers are obtained in ethanolic medium than in water in almost every case. From ethanolic solution the preparation of titaniacovered MWCNT was successful using TiBr 4 and Ti(OiPr) 4 precursors [15,16]. From EM images it can clearly be seen ( Fig.…”

“…In the last few years several publications have appeared about the attachment of various inorganic compounds onto single-walled CNTs (SWCNTs) and multiwalled CNTs (MWCNTs). These studies include the coating by oxide nanoparticles such as SiO 2 [8,9], SnO 2 [10,11], Al(OH) 3 [12], Al 2 O 3 [13,14], TiO 2 [15,16], and In 2 O 3 [17,18]. Recently, our group investigated different routes and methods to produce stable inorganic layers and nanoparticles on the surface of MWCNTs using different precursor compounds.…”

Magnetically separable γ-Fe2O3/TiO2 nanotubes for photodegradation of aqueous methyl orange

“…TiO 2 nanocatalysts catch particular interests because of their high efficiency and costeffectiveness [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. Despite these advantages, the TiO 2 nanocatalysts are difficult to be isolated and recovered from suspensions.…”