Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.85, No.2, 261-268, 2005
Synthesis of nanosized TiO2 particles via ultrasonic irradiation and their photocatalytic activity
The photocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol has been studied on TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide using ultrasonication technique coupled with sol-gel method. The titania particles prepared with ultrasonic irradiation shows the higher activity on the photocatalytic decomposition of p-nitrophenol compared to those prepared without ultrasonic irradiation.
Keywords:nanosized titania;ultrasonication;sol-gel method;photocatalytic degradation of p-nitrophenol