Influence of Various Reaction Parameters on the Process for Preparation of SiO2/TiO2 Core-Shell Particles

Abstract

This study aims to describe the preparation and characterization of SiO2/TiO2 core-shell particles. In order to prepare the homogenous SiO2/TiO2 inorganic compounds by sol-gel process, SiO2 particles were used as the core, AcAc served as a chelating agent to chelate with TTIP (which was used as the precursor to TiO2), and PEG was added to stabilize the hydrolysis/condensation process. In addition, the ionic surfactant (SDS) and the nonionic surfactant (PVP) dispersed the core-shell particles. In order to improve the crystal structure, a high temperature was used to calcine the core-shell particles. The influence of various reaction parameters on the size, morphology and composition of the particles was also investigated. The properties of the particles were analyzed by electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and powder X-ray diffraction.