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Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide: Synthesis and Applications in Photocatalysis, Energy and Biology

Mesoporous materials are materials with high surface area and intrinsic porosity, and therefore have attracted great research interest due to these unique structures. Mesoporous titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) is one of the most widely studied mesoporous materials given its special characters and enormous...

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Autores principales: Niu, Ben, Wang, Xin, Wu, Kai, He, Xianru, Zhang, Rui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6213616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30304763
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11101910
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Sumario:Mesoporous materials are materials with high surface area and intrinsic porosity, and therefore have attracted great research interest due to these unique structures. Mesoporous titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) is one of the most widely studied mesoporous materials given its special characters and enormous applications. In this article, we highlight the significant work on mesoporous TiO(2) including syntheses and applications, particularly in the field of photocatalysis, energy and biology. Different synthesis methods of mesoporous TiO(2)—including sol–gel, hydrothermal, solvothermal method, and other template methods—are covered and compared. The applications in photocatalysis, new energy batteries and in biological fields are demonstrated. New research directions and significant challenges of mesoporous TiO(2) are also discussed.