title: Environment-friendly biomimetic synthesis of TiO₂ nanomaterials for photocatalytic application.
abstract: We have demonstrated an environment-friendly biomimetic synthesis method for the preparation of TiO(2) nanomaterials with different crystal phases and morphologies. This is the first time that it has been found that the crystal phase of TiO(2) can be controlled just by using different biotemplates, and cannot be changed by calcination up to 750 °C. In our experiment, anatase TiO(2) was obtained by using yeast and albumen templates, while rutile TiO(2) was formed by using dandelion pollen as the template.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Material and Technology for Clean Energy, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Institute of Applied Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. shjbao@xju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Shu-Juan
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Mao-Wen
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Chang-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Dian-Zeng
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D054802:Molecular Imprinting / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010316:Particle Size; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium