Master Thesis Investigation of the Kinetics of Disintegration Processes during TiO2 Nanoparticles Synthesis

Investigation of the kinetics of disintegration processes during TiO2 nanoparticles synthesis The design of the nanoparticles for many industrial applications is one of the attractive scientific areas. It is known that Titanium (IV)-oxide has gained much attention in the last few years due to the opportunity e.g. to apply it as a cheap, environmental friendly and nontoxic photocatalyst. The nanoparticles are the most active Titanium (IV)-oxide form due to their high specific surface area and porosity. For the above mentioned application the industrial amount of nanoparticles should be produced. However, one problem remains – to avoid agglomeration and deactivation of the particles. Recently, many studies confirmed that the agglomeration of the particles can be controlled and the agglomerates can be redispersed. Especially, the kinetics of the agglomeration and redispersion processes is important. Many mathematical models are supposed to describe both processes as a tool to control the synthesis of Titanium (IV)-oxide nanoparticles as scale up process. Simultaneously, the control of the agglomeration and redispersion process should be supported by mathematical models. This should be performed by following tasks: Part A Literature researc