Titania and silica surfaces, wettability studies and applications
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2005
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Kanta, A.
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The wettability of titania is an important factor in numerous industrial and natural processes. It is, as for most oxide surfaces, mainly determined by the density of hydroxyl groups (titanols).
The influence of external stimuli - heat and UV light - on the surface of titania was investigated with a number of surface-sensitive techniques: secondary ion mass spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, streaming potential and contact angle measurements. Measurements were done in parallel on silica.
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Ian Wark Research Institute
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Thesis (PhDApSc(MineralsandMaterials))--University of South Australia, 2005.
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