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Synthesis of Oxide Nanotubes by Sol–Gel Method

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1D Oxide Nanostructures Obtained by Sol-Gel and Hydrothermal Methods

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The great interest for the 1D oxide nanostructures, due to their specific and sometimes unexpected properties, led to the development of a great number of physical and chemical preparation methods. In the following chapter, the preparation of several oxide nanotubes by template-assisted sol–gel method is presented. The preparation, characterization, and properties of the SiO2 nano-/microtubes are approached in more details. The preparation was realized by sol–gel method in the presence of organic templates, namely, DL-tartaric acid, introduced in the reaction mixture. The resulted samples have been characterized from structural, morphological, and thermal point of view, and their specific catalytic and photocatalytic properties have been investigated. The resulted samples were nanometric in diameter, but micrometric in length and proved to be amorphous. The significant results have been obtained by testing the catalytic and photocatalytic activity of the un-doped and Pt-doped SiO2 nano-/microtubes for catalytic mineralization of formic acid and photocatalytic oxidation of oxalic acid to CO2, respectively. The behavior of the nanotubes could be considered as morphology dependent, the catalyst acting in fact as membrane-type microreactors. The preparation of some other 1D oxides nanostructures (TiO2, ZrO2, Nb2O5, Ta2O5, WO3, ZnO, Fe2O3, V2O5, ThO2 Eu2O3, Eu-doped ThO2, MnO2, ZnO, Co3O4, In2O3, Ga2O3, Al2O3, PbTiO3, BaTiO3) were also discussed.

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    Crina Anastasescu, Susana Mihaiu, Silviu Preda & Maria Zaharescu

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Anastasescu, C., Mihaiu, S., Preda, S., Zaharescu, M. (2016). Synthesis of Oxide Nanotubes by Sol–Gel Method. In: 1D Oxide Nanostructures Obtained by Sol-Gel and Hydrothermal Methods. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32988-8_2

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