An investigation is reported of the coating of ZnS by Y2O3 using a sol–gel process. Yttrium isopropoxide was used as the precursor material and was dissolved in a toluene/isopropanol solution. The solution was refluxed at an elevated temperature before the phosphors were added. The coated phosphors were then fired in air to convert the hydroxide to oxide. Scanning electron microscopy confirmed ...

The sol-gel process is a wet-chemical technique (chemical solution deposition), which has been widely used in the fields of materials science, ceramic engineering, and especially in the preparation of photocatalysts. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are prevalent components of indoor air pollution. Among the approaches to remove VOCs from indoor air, photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) is regarded ...

The colonisation of clinical and industrial surfaces with microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant strains, has promoted increased research into the development of effective antibacterial and antifouling coatings. This study describes the preparation of metal nitrate (Ag, Cu, Zn) doped methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS) coatings and the rapid assessment of their antibacterial activity using po...

Recent developments in the preparation of surfactant-templated mesostructured sol-gel silica materials have extended the morphology from the originally discovered powders, with particle sizes on the order of microns, to mesoporous continuous thin films. These films could find applications in membrane-based separations, selective catalysis and sensors. Particularly, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)t...

ag/tio2 photocatalytic nanoparticles by two methods, the sol – gel using a reducing agent and spattering was produced. crystalline phase of titanium dioxide was investigated in both. ag/tio2 peak in the sol – gel method at temperatures of 300,500 and 6000c were studied. ag/tio2 peak at different temperatures were determined using the spattering. xrd patterns of calcined this is tio2 and ag/ tio2.

Mono dispersed nano SiC particles with spherical morphology were synthesized in this project by hydrolysis and condensation mechanism during sol gel processing. pH, temperature and precursor’s ratio considered as the main parameters which could influence particles size. According to DLS test results, the smallest size of particles in the sol (<5nm) was obtained at pH<4. It can be observed from ...

Mn-based catalysts enable high NO x conversion in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x with NH3. Three catalyst-production methods, namely, co-precipitation, impregnation, and sol-gel, were used in this study to determine the optimum method and parameters. The maximum catalytic activity was found for the catalyst prepared by sol-gel with a 0.5 Mn/Ti ratio. The denitrification efficiency us...