TiO2 Photocatalysis
Bioxido de Titanio
Some early notes and experiments to use Photocatalytic TiO2 / Ag Nanofilters for water cleaning done in august 2014, during dusjagr's Pechblenda session @ Calafou and more notes on DIY Fluids Narratives by klau (partially in spanish)
Can we turn this artsy paint into useful high-surface area photocatalists?
http://www.angelacolls.com/es_ES/bioxido-titanio-tarrina-700-g/productos/2/73
Photocatalysis with nano-structured titanium dioxide (TiO2) promises to be a new solution to the drinking water problem because it only uses visible light from the sun and it doesn’t rely on electricity or expensive equipment. Scientists are working on how to put the method into practice and how to scale up photocatalytic water treatment.
from [1]
Inspired by various recent research publications:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135411007810
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/cr0500535
Good old times
AQUEOUS SOL-GEL COATINGS OF PURE AND DOPED TiO2 FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Marc R. Dusseiller, 2000
"In general, the aqueous sol-gel route investigated seems to be a very promising technique to get a reproducible TiO2 coating for biological applications and research. It also has a high potential in other fields of sol-gel materials, due to its very small crystallite size and its ability to adjust chemistry in a very exact and homogeneous way. These fields include photovoltaic applications or catalysts."
