Expanding the applications of the ilmenite mineral to the preparation of nanostructures: TiO2 nanorods and their photocatalytic properties in the degradation of oxalic acid

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dc.contributor.authorTao, Ten_AU
dc.contributor.authorChen, Yen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorZhang, HZen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAmal, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGlushenkov, AMen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-14T01:26:12Zen_AU
dc.date.available2013-03-14T01:26:12Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2013-01-14en_AU
dc.date.statistics2013-03-14en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe mineral ilmenite is one of the most abundant ores in the Earth's crust and it is the main source for the industrial production of bulk titanium oxide. At the same time, methods to convert ilmenite into nanostructures of TiO2 (which are required for new advanced applications, such as solar cells, batteries, and photocatalysts) have not been explored to any significant extent. Herein, we describe a simple and effective method for the preparation of rutile TiO2 nanorods from ball-milled ilmenite. These nanorods have small dimensions (width: 520 nm, length: 50100 nm, thickness: 25 nm) and possess large specific surface areas (up to 97 m2?g-1). Dissolution/hydrolysis/precipitation is proposed as a growth mechanism. The nanorods were found to have attractive photocatalytic properties in the degradation of oxalic acid. Their photocatalytic activity is close to that of the benchmark Degussa P25 material and better than that of a commercial high-surface-area rutile powder. © 2013, Wiley-Blackwellen_AU
dc.identifier.citationTao, T., Chen, Y., Zhou, D., Zhang, H., Liu, S., Amal, R., Sharma, N., & Glushenkov, A. M. (2013). Expanding the applications of the ilmenite mineral to the preparation of nanostructures: TiO2 nanorods and their photocatalytic properties in the degradation of oxalic acid. Chemistry - A European Journal, 19(3), 1091-1096. doi:10.1002/chem.201202451en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc4898en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0947-6539en_AU
dc.identifier.issue3en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleChemistry - A European Journalen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination1091-1096en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201202451en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/4521en_AU
dc.identifier.volume19en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_AU
dc.subjectHydrochloric aciden_AU
dc.subjectIlmeniteen_AU
dc.subjectSolar cellsen_AU
dc.subjectOresen_AU
dc.subjectKineticsen_AU
dc.titleExpanding the applications of the ilmenite mineral to the preparation of nanostructures: TiO2 nanorods and their photocatalytic properties in the degradation of oxalic aciden_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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