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TitaniumOxide(Titania,TiO2)Nanoparticles
Properties,Applications
WrittenbyAZoNano Jul92013
TopicsCovered
Introduction
ChemicalProperties
PhysicalProperties
ThermalProperties
Applications
Introduction
Nanoparticleresearchpresentswidescopeforthedevelopmentofnovelsolutionsinthe
fieldofhealthcare,cosmetics,opticsandelectronics.Alteringtheirmolecularandatomic
statesresultsinunexpectedoutcomes,whichmaynotbepossiblebyusingthematerials
intheiroriginalstates.Thisarticledealswiththepropertiesandapplicationsoftitanium
oxidenanoparticles.
Titaniumoxide(TiO2)isavailableintheformofnanocrystalsornanodotshavingahigh
surfacearea.Theyexhibitmagneticproperties.TitaniumbelongstoBlockD,Period4
whileoxygenbelongstoBlockP,Period2oftheperiodictable.Titaniumoxideisalso
knownasflamenco,rutile,titaniumdioxideanddioxotitanium.Titaniumoxidenanoparticles
areknownfortheirabilitytoinhibitbacterialgrowthandpreventfurtherformationofcell
structures.
ChemicalProperties
Thefollowingtableslistthechemicalpropertiesoftitaniumoxide.
ChemicalData
Chemicalsymbol TiO2
CASNo 1317802
Titanium4
Group
Oxygen16
2 2
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Titanium Oxide (Titania, TiO2) Nanoparticles Properties, Applications
Titanium[Ar]3d24s2
Electronicconfiguration
Oxygen[He]2s22p4
ChemicalComposition
Element Content(%)
Titanium 59.93
Oxygen 40.55
PhysicalProperties
Titaniumoxidenanoparticlesappearintheformofblackhexagonalcrystals.Thetable
belowprovidesthephysicalpropertiesofthesenanoparticles.
ThermalProperties
Thethermalpropertiesoftitaniumoxidenanoparticlesareasbelow.
Applications
Givenbelowaresomeofthechiefapplicationsoftitaniumoxide:
Titaniumoxideexhibitsgoodphotocatalyticproperties,henceisusedinantiseptic
andantibacterialcompositions
Degradingorganiccontaminantsandgerms
AsaUVresistantmaterial
Manufactureofprintingink,selfcleaningceramicsandglass,coating,etc.
Makingofcosmeticproductssuchassunscreencreams,whiteningcreams,morning
andnightcreams,skinmilks,etc.
Usedinthepaperindustryforimprovingtheopacityofpaper.
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