“…Plasma column and nano-powder generation from solid titanium by localized microwaves in air I. INTRODUCTION Titanium dioxide (titania) in its various forms 1 is widely used, for instance, in applications related to air cleaning, [2][3][4] water purification, [5][6][7][8] photo-catalysts, [9][10][11][12][13][14] semiconductors, 15,16 solar energy conversion, 17,18 paints, pigments, 19,20 food coloring, and sunscreens. [21][22][23] Titania has three main types of crystalline polymorphs, namely, rutile, anatase, and brookite.…”