A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity

In the present work, we have reported a facile and large-scale synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) through urea-assisted thermal decomposition of titanium oxysulphate. We have successfully synthesized TiO2 NPs by using this effective route with differe...

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Main Authors:	Sandip Madhukar Deshmukh, Mohaseen S. Tamboli, Hamid Shaikh, Santosh. B. Babar, Dipak. P. Hiwarale, Ankush Gautam Thate, Asiya F. Shaikh, Mohammad Asif Alam, Sanjay M. Khetre, Sambhaji R. Bamane
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Published:	MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:	Coatings
Subjects:	TiO<sub>2</sub> urea nanoparticles combustion photodegradation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/2/165

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spelling	doaj-658e4e129637426ba2693d5a227eae782021-02-01T00:02:00ZengMDPI AGCoatings2079-64122021-01-011116516510.3390/coatings11020165A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic ActivitySandip Madhukar Deshmukh0Mohaseen S. Tamboli1Hamid Shaikh2Santosh. B. Babar3Dipak. P. Hiwarale4Ankush Gautam Thate5Asiya F. Shaikh6Mohammad Asif Alam7Sanjay M. Khetre8Sambhaji R. Bamane9Department of Chemistry, VNBN Mahavidyalaya, Shirala 415408, IndiaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, KoreaSABIC Polymer Research Center (SPRC), Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemistry, VNBN Mahavidyalaya, Shirala 415408, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, VNBN Mahavidyalaya, Shirala 415408, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Miraj Mahavidyalaya, Miraj 416410, IndiaCentre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, Off Pashan Road, Panchawati, Pune 411008, IndiaCenter of Excellence in Engineering Materials, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaNanomaterials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi 415508, IndiaDepartment of Chemistry, Sushila Shankarrao Gadhave Mahavidyalaya, Khandala 412802, IndiaIn the present work, we have reported a facile and large-scale synthesis of TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles (NPs) through urea-assisted thermal decomposition of titanium oxysulphate. We have successfully synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs by using this effective route with different weight ratios of titanium oxysulphate: urea. The structures and properties of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs were confirmed by scanning electron microscope) (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultra violet–visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), and photoluminescence (Pl) techniques. XRD demonstrated that TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs holds of anatase crystal phase with crystallizing size 14–19 nm even after heating at 600 °C. TGA, SEM, and TEM images reveal urea’s role, which controls the size, morphology, and aggregation of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs during the thermal decomposition. These TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs were employed for photodegradation of Methyl Orange (MO) in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. An interesting find was that the TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs exhibited better photocatalytic activity and excellent recycling stability over several photodegradation cycles. Furthermore, the present method has a great perspective to be used as an efficient method for large-scale synthesis of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/2/165TiO<sub>2</sub>ureananoparticlescombustionphotodegradation
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author	Sandip Madhukar Deshmukh Mohaseen S. Tamboli Hamid Shaikh Santosh. B. Babar Dipak. P. Hiwarale Ankush Gautam Thate Asiya F. Shaikh Mohammad Asif Alam Sanjay M. Khetre Sambhaji R. Bamane
spellingShingle	Sandip Madhukar Deshmukh Mohaseen S. Tamboli Hamid Shaikh Santosh. B. Babar Dipak. P. Hiwarale Ankush Gautam Thate Asiya F. Shaikh Mohammad Asif Alam Sanjay M. Khetre Sambhaji R. Bamane A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity Coatings TiO<sub>2</sub> urea nanoparticles combustion photodegradation
author_facet	Sandip Madhukar Deshmukh Mohaseen S. Tamboli Hamid Shaikh Santosh. B. Babar Dipak. P. Hiwarale Ankush Gautam Thate Asiya F. Shaikh Mohammad Asif Alam Sanjay M. Khetre Sambhaji R. Bamane
author_sort	Sandip Madhukar Deshmukh
title	A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity
title_short	A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity
title_full	A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity
title_fullStr	A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity
title_full_unstemmed	A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity
title_sort	facile urea-assisted thermal decomposition process of tio<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Coatings
issn	2079-6412
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	In the present work, we have reported a facile and large-scale synthesis of TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles (NPs) through urea-assisted thermal decomposition of titanium oxysulphate. We have successfully synthesized TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs by using this effective route with different weight ratios of titanium oxysulphate: urea. The structures and properties of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs were confirmed by scanning electron microscope) (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultra violet–visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), and photoluminescence (Pl) techniques. XRD demonstrated that TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs holds of anatase crystal phase with crystallizing size 14–19 nm even after heating at 600 °C. TGA, SEM, and TEM images reveal urea’s role, which controls the size, morphology, and aggregation of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs during the thermal decomposition. These TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs were employed for photodegradation of Methyl Orange (MO) in the presence of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. An interesting find was that the TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs exhibited better photocatalytic activity and excellent recycling stability over several photodegradation cycles. Furthermore, the present method has a great perspective to be used as an efficient method for large-scale synthesis of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs.
topic	TiO<sub>2</sub> urea nanoparticles combustion photodegradation
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/11/2/165
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A Facile Urea-Assisted Thermal Decomposition Process of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles and Their Photocatalytic Activity

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