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4 Results and discussion<br />

Vads / cm 3 g -1<br />

200<br />

150<br />

100<br />

50<br />

0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0<br />

p/p0 0<br />

Figure 49 N2 isotherms TiO2 calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 400ºC (◊), 500ºC (○) and 600ºC (□). Open symbols present the<br />

adsorption and closed symbols the desorption po<strong>in</strong>ts.<br />

Exo<br />

uV/mg<br />

0,2<br />

0,1<br />

0,0<br />

-0,1<br />

-0,2<br />

-0,3<br />

400ºC<br />

500ºC<br />

0<br />

100 200 300 400 500 600<br />

Temperature [ºC]<br />

83<br />

DTA<br />

TG<br />

Figure 50 DTA-TG curves of dried TiO2 sol.<br />

600ºC<br />

A gradual anatase to rutile TiO2 trans<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>in</strong> comb<strong>in</strong>ation with removal of the<br />

rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g organics might expla<strong>in</strong> the weight stabilisation above ~450ºC. Similar results<br />

have been found by Zou et al. 116 A mixture of anatase and rutile TiO2 is <strong>for</strong>med when the<br />

120<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

weight loss %

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