Nanostructured titania semiconductor material and its production process

• Main Authors: Montoya De La Fuente, J. Ascension, Moran Pineda, Florencia Marina, Castillo Cervantes, Salvador, Camposeco Solis, Roberto, Vargas Escudero, Alfredo, Mejia Centeno, Isidro, Navarrete Bolanos, Juan
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.07.2018
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUNDS CONTAINING METALS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSESC01D OR C01F; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A semiconductor material basically consists of titanium oxide, with the special feature of being like nanostructures, which gives special physicochemical properties, with ability to disperse and stabilize metal particles with high activity and selectivity in catalytic processes mainly. The process of producing the semiconductor material includes adding a titanium alkoxide to an alcoholic solution, adding an acid to the alcoholic solution, controlling the pH from 1 to 5; subjecting the acidic solution to agitation and reflux conditions at 70 to 80° C.; stabilizing the medium and adding bidistilled water in a water/alkoxide molar ratio of 1-2/0.100-0.150, continuing with reflux until gelation; aging the gel for 1 to 24 hours for complete formation of the titania; drying the titania nanostructured at of 50 to 80° C. for about 1 to 24 hours, and subjecting the dried titania to a calcination step at 200 to 600° C. for 1 to 12 hours.