Hydrothermal and non-hydrothermal spherical TiO2 nanoporous with crystalline framework were prepared by sol-gel method. The Crystalline structures, morphologies and surface texturing of materials were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. The Hydrothermal spherical TiO2 nanoporous was found to have a narrow and strong p...

We have presented a method to prepare a uniform anodic nanoporous oxide film on the surface of a cylindrical zircaloy (Zr) tube. The distribution of the electric field around the Zr tube determines the distribution of the thickness of the anodic nanoporous oxide film. The electric field generated when a cylindrical Zr tube is electrochemically anodized was simulated by using commercial code COM...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have been received increasing attention in various fields such as physics, material science, chemistry and engineering. In particular, the graphene-based membrane is an emerging subject mainly due to the atomic thickness, simple processing and the compatibility with other materials. In the case of water treatment, stable graphene-based laminar structures as well a...

Films with well-controlled porous structures provide many exciting application opportunities in chemistry and biology. Here we report the synthesis of a highly uniform, hierarchically nanoporous silica film structure, and its application in drug loading and release for antibacterial surface coating. Templated by both sub-micron poly-styrene (PS) particles and a triblock copolymer (F127), this h...

Unique spindle-shaped nanoporous anatase TiO(2) mesocrystals with a single-crystal-like structure and tunable sizes were successfully fabricated on a large scale through mesoscale assembly in the tetrabutyl titanate-acetic acid system without any additives under solvothermal conditions. A complex mesoscale assembly process involving slow release of soluble species from metastable solid precurso...

1. Introduction Nanoporous carbon materials are widely used in industry, medicine and elsewhere for separation processes, whilst they are also utilized in new applications such as catalyst supports, capacitors, gas storage and biomedical engineering applications [1-4]. Understanding the transport of species within the pore space is a key aspect in the design of nanoporous materials. A wide vari...