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dc.contributor.authorYu, Z
dc.contributor.authorGao, X
dc.contributor.authorYao, Y
dc.contributor.authorZhang, X
dc.contributor.authorBian, GQ
dc.contributor.authorWu, WD
dc.contributor.authorChen, XD
dc.contributor.authorLi, W
dc.contributor.authorSelomulya, C
dc.contributor.authorWu, Z
dc.contributor.authorZhao, D
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-23T01:20:18Z
dc.date.available2019-10-23T01:20:18Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn2050-7488
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/c8ta00488a
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/388629
dc.description.abstractAerosol-assisted methods possess a strong capability for synthesis of titania (TiO2) microspheres. For dynamic separation applications, rough TiO2 microspheres with uniform large micron sizes, high external-surface-area-to-volume ratios, high surface areas, uniform mesopores and abundant hydroxyl groups are desirable. Herein, we demonstrate the combination of evaporation induced self-assembly (EISA) with a microfluidic-jet spray drying process for scalable synthesis of novel mesoporous TiO2 materials with the above-mentioned properties for Cr(vi) removal under both static and dynamic conditions. The TiO2 materials are spherical with uniform large micron sizes (∼45 μm). They possess wrinkled surfaces and thus have high particle external-surface-area-to-volume ratios. They show high surface areas (22-138 m2 g-1), large pore volumes (0.15-0.27 cm3 g-1) and uniform mesopores (5.2-20.7 nm). They carry abundant surface Ti-OH groups due to the presence of oxygen vacancies and the Ti3+ valence state. Several experimental parameters, such as drying and calcination temperatures, are varied, leading to TiO2 samples with tunable surface areas and mesopore sizes. They can be adopted as batch sorbents for removal of Cr(vi) in water with fast adsorption rates, large capacities and pH-dependent adsorption behavior. Part of the adsorbed Cr(vi) can be reduced to Cr(iii) in acidic solutions. The influences of adsorbent properties on adsorption performance are elucidated. Moreover, their uniform large micron sizes make them excellent fillers for efficient separation of Cr(vi) in dynamic flows with similar performance to that under static conditions, as well as easy regeneration and high cycling stability. Their adsorption performance under flowing conditions is much better than those of commercial TiO2 nanoparticles and mesoporous TiO2 materials prepared by a conventional EISA method, which make them very attractive for practical dynamic separation applications.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom3954
dc.relation.ispartofpageto3966
dc.relation.ispartofissue9
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMacromolecular and materials chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMaterials engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3403
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4016
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4099
dc.titleScalable synthesis of wrinkled mesoporous titania microspheres with uniform large micron sizes for efficient removal of Cr(VI)
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationYu, Z; Gao, X; Yao, Y; Zhang, X; Bian, GQ; Wu, WD; Chen, XD; Li, W; Selomulya, C; Wu, Z; Zhao, D, Scalable synthesis of wrinkled mesoporous titania microspheres with uniform large micron sizes for efficient removal of Cr(VI), Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6 (9), pp. 3954-3966
dc.date.updated2019-10-23T01:19:29Z
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gro.griffith.authorZhao, Dongyuan


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