Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide
A modified sol-gel method was developed for the synthesis of pure and transition-metal-doped titanium dioxide. The process involves the hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide, which was used as a catalyst precursor, and molybdenum chloride, which was used as a doping agent. The shape and size of t...
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| description | A modified sol-gel method was developed for the synthesis of pure and transition-metal-doped titanium dioxide. The process involves the hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide, which was used as a catalyst precursor, and molybdenum chloride, which was used as a doping agent. The shape and size of the final product were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and the catalyst activity for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solutions was tested. The results indicate significant improvements in both the morphology and performance of the catalyst synthesized by the proposed method when compared to those obtained via the conventional approach using the same materials and quantities. • The main highlights of the proposed method are as follows. • Utilization of a double-jacketed cooling system to control and prevent temperature fluctuations during hydrolysis. • Ultrasonication during the reaction minimizes particle agglomeration during nanoparticle formation. • The use of two different alcohols and separation into two mixtures were experimentally demonstrated to delay gel formation, and hence, morphologically homogeneous catalyst nanoparticles were achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3100f5f084547f5b852832dea1b5d692022-12-22T03:52:10ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612022-01-019101742Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxideMousab Salaheldeen Mirghani0Abdelbagi Osman1Corresponding author.; Department of Chemical Engineering, Collage of Engineering, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Collage of Engineering, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaA modified sol-gel method was developed for the synthesis of pure and transition-metal-doped titanium dioxide. The process involves the hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide, which was used as a catalyst precursor, and molybdenum chloride, which was used as a doping agent. The shape and size of the final product were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, and the catalyst activity for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solutions was tested. The results indicate significant improvements in both the morphology and performance of the catalyst synthesized by the proposed method when compared to those obtained via the conventional approach using the same materials and quantities. • The main highlights of the proposed method are as follows. • Utilization of a double-jacketed cooling system to control and prevent temperature fluctuations during hydrolysis. • Ultrasonication during the reaction minimizes particle agglomeration during nanoparticle formation. • The use of two different alcohols and separation into two mixtures were experimentally demonstrated to delay gel formation, and hence, morphologically homogeneous catalyst nanoparticles were achieved.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016122001236Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of metal-doped titanium dioxide |
| spellingShingle | Mousab Salaheldeen Mirghani Abdelbagi Osman Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide MethodsX Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of metal-doped titanium dioxide |
| title | Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide |
| title_full | Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide |
| title_fullStr | Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide |
| title_short | Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide-doped titanium dioxide |
| title_sort | modified sol gel process for synthesis of molybdenum oxide doped titanium dioxide |
| topic | Modified sol-gel process for synthesis of metal-doped titanium dioxide |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016122001236 |
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