Synthesis of TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanoparticles from Sprayed Droplets of Titanium Tetrachloride by the Gas-Phase Detonation Method
Nanostructured polycrystalline titanium dioxides are produced by gas-phase detonation and pyrohydrolysis. Titanium tetrachloride (TiCl<sub>4</sub>) is used as a precursor in the gas phase, and a premixed gas (O<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>) is used as a source of energy. The product is a mixture of TiO<sub>2</sub> crystals in the rutile phase (80%) and anatase phase (20%).