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Carbon-TiO2 Nanostructures: Flame Synthesis and Characterization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2015

Gianluigi De Falco
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125, Napoli, Italy.
Mario Commodo
Affiliation:
Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione, CNR, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125, Napoli, Italy
Paola Pedata
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale – Sezione di Igiene, Medicina del Lavoro e Medicina Legale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138 Napoli, Italy
Patrizia Minutolo
Affiliation:
Istituto di Ricerche sulla Combustione, CNR, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125, Napoli, Italy
Andrea D’Anna
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125, Napoli, Italy.
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Abstract

The synthesis of pure titania and carbon-titania nano-powders in a premixed atmospheric fuel-rich flame was studied. The variation of the flame C/O ratio allows to produce both pure titania and carbon-TiO2 nanoparticles. Raman Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, Atomic Force Microscopy, Electrical Low Pressure Impactor and Scanning Electron Microscopy were used to characterize the synthesized nano-powders, in terms of crystallinity, phase content, size and morphology. Produced nano-powders with a dimension of 25-40 nm are composed by both rutile and anatase phases, with rutile being the predominant one. Reactive Oxygen Species analysis performed on the synthesized nano-powders showed that the inclusion of carbon in the nano-powders results in a reduced adverse health effect, in terms of ROS production.

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