Manufacturing of Porous Metal Oxides HTiNbO5 Catalyst

Abstract

Metal oxides with high porosity work very well as catalyst for the degradation of organic pesticides compared with the corresponding bulk materials. Template-assisted method is generally employed to prepare porous metal oxides. High surface area semiconductor porous material made of titanium niobium mixed oxide (HTiNbO5) catalyst has been synthesized. The manufacturing processes start with solid-state followed by acid exchange, exfoliation, precipitation, washing, and finally super critical drying. The catalytic activity of the material was investigated for degradation of halogenated compounds.