On the incorporation of nano TiO2 to inhibit concrete deterioration in the marine environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Li ◽  
Sufen Dong ◽  
Ashraf Ashour ◽  
Xinyue Wang ◽  
Vijay Kumar Thakur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Environment ◽  
Silica Surface ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Degree Of Polymerization ◽  
Nano Tio2 ◽  
Chemical Action ◽  
Biofilm Thickness

Abstract To develop high deterioration resistance concrete for marine infrastructures, two types of nano TiO2 (NT) including anatase phase NT and silica surface-treated rutile phase NT were incorporated into concrete. The fabricated NT modified concrete was then put into the marine environment for 21 months in this study. The effects and mechanisms of two types of NT on the deterioration of concrete in the marine environment were investigated from three aspects, including seawater physical and biological and chemical actions on concrete with NT. Under the seawater physical action, the exposed degree of coarse sand particles on the surface of control concrete is greater than that of concrete with NT. Owing to the microorganism biodegradation property of NT, the elimination and inhibition rates of concrete with NT on microorganisms can reach up to 76.98% and 96.81%, respectively. In addition, the surface biofilm thickness of concrete can be reduced by 49.13% due to the inclusion of NT. In the aspect of seawater chemical action, NT can increase the pH value inside concrete by 0.81, increase the degree of polymerization of C-S-H gel, and improve the interfacial transition zone between cement paste and aggregate in concrete. Compared to concrete with anatase phase NT, silica surface-treated rutile phase NT is more effective in improving the deterioration resistance of concrete in the marine environment. It can be concluded that incorporating NT can inhibit the deterioration of concrete in the marine environment.

Effect of Vapor Pressure of H2O on the Formation of Nano-Crystalline TiO2 Ultrafine Powders

1999 ◽  
Vol 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. R. Lee ◽  
S. J. Kim ◽  
J. S. Song ◽  
S. Park
Keyword(s):  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Reaction Rate ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Precipitation Process ◽  
Nano Crystalline ◽  
Natural Decrease ◽  
Spontaneous Hydrolysis ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

ABSTRACTMono-dispersed TiO2 ultrafme particles with diameters 40-400nm were obtained from aqueous TiOCl2 solution with 0.67M Ti4+ concentration prepared diluting TiCl4 by homogeneous precipitation process in the ranges of 17-230°C. With the spontaneous hydrolysis of TiOCl2, which means the natural decrease of pH value in the aqueous solution, all mono-dispersed precipitates were crystallized with the anatase or rutile TiO2 phase. TiO2 precipitate with the pure rutile phase was fully formed at the temperatures below 65 °C, not involving the evaporation of H2O, and above 155 °C, which were available by suppressing it. TiO2 precipitate with rutile phase including a small amount of the anatase phase started to be formed in the intermediate temperatures above 70 °C showing the full formation of the anatase above 95 °C under the free evaporation of H2O. However, in the case of completely suppressing H2O evaporation at the temperatures above 70°C, TiO2 precipitate with anatase phase was fully transformed into the precipitate with the rutile phase by the vapor pressure of H2O. Therefore, the formation of TiO2 precipitates with the rutile phase around room temperature would be caused due to the existence of the capillary pressure between the agglomerated needle-shaped particles or the ultrafme clusters, together with the slow reaction rate.

Ultrafine TiO2 Powders Prepared from Aqueous TiCl4 Solutions at Room Temperature

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 2135-2138
Author(s):  
Hong Liang Yi ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Ming Tu Ma ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Bong Ho Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Average Particle Size ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Average Particle ◽  
Spectral Peaks ◽  
Scherrer Formula ◽  
Stock Solutions

Ultrafine TiO2 powders as rutile and anatase phase were simply precipitated at room temperature for only tens of hours by simply controlling the pH value and Ti4+ concentration via aqueous TiCl4 solution. Under the optimal pH value and Ti4+ concentration, the average particle size of powders with rutile phase was 3.7nm, while that of powders with anatase phase was 3.0nm. The average particle size was calculated from the broadening of corresponding X-ray spectral peaks by Scherrer formula. In addition, 3.0 mol.l-1 are suggested to be used as concentration of stock solutions instead of the current concentration 2.0 mol.l-1.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PELARUT TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK NANOPARTIKEL TITANIUM DIOKSIDA (TiO2)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Atik Setyani ◽  
Emas Agus Prastyo Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Nano Tio2 ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tio2 Anatase

PENGARUH PELARUT TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK NANOPARTIKEL TITANIUM DIOKSIDA (TiO2) ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan jenis pelarut dalam proses pembentukan nanopartikel titanium dioksida dengan metode sol gel. Hasil karakterisasi dengan X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan pelarut berpengaruh terhadap kristalinitas dan fasa material yang terbentuk. Berdasarkan Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) card nomor 84-1286 menunjukkan difraktogram nano TiO2 hasil sintesis sebagian besar merupakan fasa anatas. Hal ini terlihat dari nilai 2 teta yang diperoleh yaitu 24,45˚; 47,29˚; 53,18˚; 61,64˚ untuk fasa anatas dan 54,65˚; 74,16˚ untuk fasa rutil. Hanya saja persentase fasa anatas pada nano TiO2 menggunakan pelarut metanol lebih besar jika dibandingkan dengan hasil nano TiO2 dengan pelarut etanol. Berdasarkan perhitungan ukuran partikel nano TiO2 menggunakan persamaan Debye- Scherer didapatkan ukuran nano TiO2 menggunakan metanol sebesar 13.78 nm sedangkan  nano TiO2 menggunakan etanol sebesar 34.26 nm. Kata Kunci: Pelarut, sol-gel, titanium dioksida   EFFECT OF SOLVENTS ON THE CHARACTERITICS OF NANOPARTICLES TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TiO2) ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to compare the type of solvent in the process of formation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with sol gel method. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) characterization results indicate that the use of solvent effect on crystallinity and phase material formed. Based Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) 84-1286 card numbers show diffractogram nano TiO2 synthesized largely a anatas phase. This can be seen from a value of 2 theta obtained by the 24,45˚; 47,29˚; 53,18˚; 61,64˚ to phase anatas and 54,65˚; 74,16˚ for rutile phase. Only a small percentage of the nano TiO2 anatase phase using methanol solvent is greater when compared with the results of nano TiO2 with ethanol. Based on the calculation of nano TiO2 particle size using equation Debye- Scherer obtained nanosized TiO2 using methanol amounted to 13.78 nm while the nano TiO2 using ethanol amounted to 34.26 nm. Keywords: Solvent, sol-gel, titanium dioxide

scholarly journals Preparation and High-Throughput Testing of TiO2-Supported Co Catalysts for Fischer‒Tropsch Synthesis

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 352
Author(s):  
Christian Schulz ◽  
Peter Kolb ◽  
Dennis Krupp ◽  
Lars Ritter ◽  
Alfred Haas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Fischer Tropsch Synthesis ◽  
Co Catalysts ◽  
Impregnation Technique ◽  
Co Conversion

A series of Co/TiO2 catalysts was tested in a parameters field study for Fischer‒Tropsch synthesis (FTS). All catalysts were prepared by the conventional impregnation technique to obtain an industrially relevant Co content of 10 wt % or 20 wt %, respectively. In summary, 10 different TiO2 of pure anatase phase, pure rutile phase, as well as mixed rutile and anatase phase were used as supports. Performance tests were conducted with a 32-fold high-throughput setup for accelerated catalyst benchmarking; thus, 48 experiments were completed within five weeks in a relevant operation parameters field (170 °C to 233.5 °C, H2/CO ratio 1 to 2.5, and 20 bar(g)). The most promising catalyst showed a CH4 selectivity of 5.3% at a relevant CO conversion of 60% and a C5+ productivity of 2.1 gC5+/(gCo h) at 207.5 °C. These TiO2-based materials were clearly differentiated with respect to the application as supports in Co-catalyzed FTS catalysis. The most prospective candidates are available for further FTS optimization at a commercial scale.

scholarly journals Unexpected Link between the Template Purification Solvent and the Structure of Titanium Dioxide Hollow Spheres

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Tamás Gyulavári ◽  
Kata Kovács ◽  
Klára Magyari ◽  
Kornélia Baán ◽  
Anna Szabó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Phase Composition ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Hollow Spheres ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Carbon Sphere ◽  
Carbon Spheres ◽  
Carbonate Species ◽  
Determining Factor

Carbon spheres were applied as templates to synthesize titanium dioxide hollow spheres. The templates were purified with either ethanol or acetone, and the effects of this treatment on the properties of the resulting titania were investigated. The photocatalytic activity of the catalysts was measured via the decomposition of phenol model pollutant under visible light irradiation. It was found that the solvent used for the purification of the carbon spheres had a surprisingly large impact on the crystal phase composition, morphology, and photocatalytic activity. Using ethanol resulted in a predominantly rutile phase titanium dioxide with regular morphology and higher photocatalytic activity (r0,phenol = 3.9 × 10−9 M∙s−1) than that containing mainly anatase phase prepared using acetone (r0,phenol = 1.2 × 10−9 M∙s−1), surpassing the photocatalytic activity of all investigated references. Based on infrared spectroscopy measurements, it was found that the carbon sphere templates had different surface properties that could result in the appearance of carbonate species in the titania lattice. The presence or absence of these species was found to be the determining factor in the development of the titania’s properties.

Study on Influence of Silicate Morphology Based on pH Value

2012 ◽  
Vol 454 ◽  
pp. 324-328
Author(s):  
Yan He ◽  
Ya Jing Liu ◽  
Yong Lin Cao ◽  
Li Xia Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Silicic Acid ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Colorimetric Method ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Degree Of Polymerization ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
The Stability

Infra-red absorption spectrometry, X-ray diffraction observations and characterization tests based on silicon molybdenum colorimetric method were used to investigate the optimal pH value controlling the stability of the silicic acid form. The experiment process was done by using sodium silicate as raw material. The results showed that the solution of silicate influenced the polymerization. The active silicic acid solution with a certain degree of polymerization was obtained by controlling the pH values.

In Situ High-Temperature Transmission Electron Microscopy Observations of the Formation of Nanocrystalline TiC from Nanocrystalline Anatase (TiO2)

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Agrawal ◽  
J. Cizeron ◽  
V.L. Colvin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
New Phase

In this work, the high-temperature behavior of nanocrystalline TiO2 is studied using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These nanoparticles are made using wet chemical techniques that generate the anatase phase of TiO2 with average grain sizes of 6 nm. X-ray diffraction studies of nanophase TiO2 indicate the material undergoes a solid-solid phase transformation to the stable rutile phase between 600° and 900°C. This phase transition is not observed in the TEM samples, which remain anatase up to temperatures as high as 1000°C. Above 1000°C, nanoparticles become mobile on the amorphous carbon grid and by 1300°C, all anatase diffraction is lost and larger (50 nm) single crystals of a new phase are present. This new phase is identified as TiC both from high-resolution electron microscopy after heat treatment and electron diffraction collected during in situ heating experiments. Video images of the particle motion in situ show the nanoparticles diffusing and interacting with the underlying grid material as the reaction from TiO2 to TiC proceeds.

scholarly journals Fabrication, N-doping Mechanism and Evaluation of N-doped TiO2 Thin Films Based on Laser Ablation Method

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Somekawa ◽  
Y. Kusumoto ◽  
H. Yang ◽  
M. Abdulla-Al-Mamun ◽  
B. Ahmmad
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Laser Ablation Method ◽  
Dye Decomposition ◽  
N Doping ◽  
Keywords Laser

The relation among the change of the crystal structure, the amount of doped N and the photocatalytic activity for the decomposition of methylene blue was studied. The N-doping was promoted by the change of the crystal structure from the rutile phase to the anatase phase. The photocatalytic activity for the decomposition of methylene blue was enhanced by an increase in the amount of anatase crystals and doped N. Keywords: Laser ablation; N-doping process; Crystal change; N-doped TiO2 thin film; Dye decomposition. © 2010 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved. DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v2i1.2992        J. Sci. Res. 2 (1), 17-23 (2010) 

scholarly journals Solid Acids from Persulphated and Perchlorated Physical Mixtures of Zirconium and Titanium Hydroxides

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 977-993
Author(s):  
Gamal M.S. El Shafei ◽  
Christine A. Philip
Keyword(s):  
Tetragonal Phase ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
Nitrogen Adsorption ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Acid Sites ◽  
Solid Acids ◽  
Monoclinic Zirconia ◽  
Anion Adsorption ◽  
Physical Mixtures ◽  
Structural Aspects

Calcination at 650°C of a physical mixture of zirconium and titanium hydroxides led to the formation of the corresponding oxides, monoclinic zirconia and anatase. The adsorption of perchlorate or persulphate anions (as 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 or 0.4 M aqueous solutions) before calcination did not inhibit crystallization; however, perchlorate anions activated the formation of rutile in addition to the predominant anatase phase. Indeed, the adsorption of perchlorated anions prior to calcination allowed the thermodynamically less stable tetragonal phase of zirconia to be detected in addition to monoclinic zirconia at ambient temperature. In contrast, the adsorption of persulphate anions before calcination stabilized the tetragonal phase with no rutile phase being detected in this case. Infrared spectroscopy showed that adsorbed S2O82– anions were held more strongly by the solid than ClO4− anions which tended to decompose when the solid was calcined. The acidities of the solid acids produced because of S2O82– or ClO4−anion adsorption were studied via the adsorption of pyridine (pKa = 5.3) from cyclohexane solution. The amounts and strengths of the acid sites formed during persulphate treatment were higher than those resulting from perchlorate adsorption. The strength of the acid sites formed on samples calcined before loading with S2O82– or ClO4− anions showed no significant differences. Variations detected in the structural aspects arising from S2O82– or ClO4− anion adsorption were reflected in the texture as assessed by nitrogen adsorption at −196°C.

scholarly journals Influence of nitrogen and air atmosphere during thermal treatment on micro and nano sized powders and sintered TiO2 specimens

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-375
Author(s):  
N. Labus ◽  
S. Mentus ◽  
Z.Z. Djuric ◽  
M.V. Nikolic
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Powder Particle ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Nitrogen Atmosphere ◽  
Powder Particle Size ◽  
Nano Tio2 ◽  
Thermo Gravimetric ◽  
Air Atmosphere ◽  
Thermal Techniques

The influence of air and nitrogen atmosphere during heating on TiO2 nano and micro sized powders as well as sintered polycrystalline specimens was analyzed. Sintering of TiO2 nano and micro powders in air atmosphere was monitored in a dilatometer. Non compacted nano and micro powders were analyzed separately in air and nitrogen atmospheres during heating using thermo gravimetric (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The anatase to rutile phase transition temperature interval is influenced by the powder particle size and atmosphere change. At lower temperatures for nano TiO2 powder a second order phase transition was detected by both thermal techniques. Polycrystalline specimens obtained by sintering from nano powders were reheated in the dilatometer in nitrogen and air atmosphere, and their shrinkage is found to be different. Powder particle size influence, as well as the air and nitrogen atmosphere influence was discussed.

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