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Controlling the growth of nanosized titania via polymer gelation for photocatalytic applications †

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Nanocrystalline titania was synthesized by a simple, innovative and eco-friendly gelation method by using biopolymers (polysaccharides). The effect of the gelling agent, such as carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) or alginate (Alg), and the drying routes (conventional drying at room temperature, or freeze-drying) on the properties and photocatalytic performances of nanostructured TiO 2 was examined. The crystallographic structures, and textural and morphological characteristics were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometry (ESEM-FEG-EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and N 2 adsorption/desorption isotherms. The as-synthesized samples were fully crystallized and appeared to be highly phase-pure anatase or mixed titania polymorphs, and have a quasi-spherical shape with a particle size ranging from 10.34 to 18.07 nm. Phase-pure anatase was obtained by using alginate as the gelling agent, whereas CMC's gelation promotes mixed structures. The presence of rutile phase results in a lower bandgap value of 3.04 eV corresponding to 408 nm. Thus, the material absorption wavelength shifts slightly from the UV (190-380 nm) to visible region (380-750 nm). The drying process also affects TiO 2 properties. The lyophilization route improves the oxide's specific surface area, and also its photocatalytic properties verified during Orange G dye photodegradation study.
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hal-02900541 , version 1 (16-07-2020)

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Yousra El Jemli, Yousra El Jemli, Mohammed Mansori, Oscar Gonzalez Diaz, Abdellatif Barakat, et al.. Controlling the growth of nanosized titania via polymer gelation for photocatalytic applications †. RSC Advances, 2020, 10 (33), pp.19443-19453. ⟨10.1039/d0ra03312j⟩. ⟨hal-02900541⟩
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