Titanium dioxide is a well-studied and popular photocatalyst, but a number of factors still prevent its widespread use in a number of commercial applications. In this thesis we explored the synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles via the sol-gel method, with the goal of creating a viable catalyst for the visible-light degradation of wastewater dyes. A number of different synthetic pathways were explored and developed, and the products categorised with respect to nanoparticle size, shape and crystallinity as well as electronic and photocatalytic properties.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:canterbury.ac.nz/oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/9052 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Ruzicka, Jan-Yves |
| Publisher | University of Canterbury. Department of Chemistry |
| Source Sets | University of Canterbury |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic thesis or dissertation, Text |
| Rights | Copyright Jan-Yves Ruzicka, http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml |
| Relation | NZCU |
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