Chances and limitations of nanosized titanium dioxide practical application in view of its physicochemical properties

被引:72
作者
Bogdan, Janusz [1 ]
Jackowska-Tracz, Agnieszka [1 ]
Zarzynska, Joanna [1 ]
Plawinska-Czarnak, Joanna [1 ]
机构
[1] Warsaw Univ Life Sci SGGW, Fac Vet Med, Dept Food Hyg & Publ Hlth Protect, PL-02776 Warsaw, Poland
来源
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS | 2015年 / 10卷
关键词
Nanotechnology; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide; Reactive oxygen species; Self-disinfecting and self-cleaning surfaces; Bacteria; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYTIC DETOXIFICATION; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; CARBAPENEM-RESISTANT; WATER-TREATMENT; DRINKING-WATER; TIO2; FILMS; THIN-FILMS; ANTIBACTERIAL PERFORMANCE; ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS;
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10.1186/s11671-015-0753-2
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Nanotechnology is a field of science that is nowadays developing in a dynamic way. It seems to offer almost endless opportunities of contribution to many areas of economy and human activity, in general. Thanks to nanotechnology, the so-called nanomaterials can be designed. They present structurally altered materials, with their physical, chemical and biological properties entirely differing from properties of the same materials manufactured in microtechnology. Nanotechnology creates a unique opportunity to modify the matter at the level of atoms and particles. Therefore, it has become possible to obtain items displaying new, useful properties, i.e. self-disinfecting and self-cleaning surfaces. Those surfaces are usually covered by a thin layer of a photocatalyst. The role of the photocatalyst is most of the time performed by the nanosized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2). Excitation of nano-TiO2 by ultraviolet radiation initiates advanced oxidation processes and reactions leading to the creation of oxygen vacancies that bind water particles. As a result, photocatalytic surfaces are given new properties. Those properties can then be applied in a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, food hygiene, environmental protection or building industry. Practically, the applications include inactivation of microorganisms, degradation of toxins, removing pollutants from buildings and manufacturing of fog-free windows or mirrors.
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