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The Effect of Interfacial Chemical Bonding in TiO2-SiO2 Composites on Their Photocatalytic NOx Abatement Performance
Published on: July 4, 2017
Analytical methods for SiO2 and other inorganic oxides in titanium dioxide or certain silicates for food additive
Motoh Mutsuga1, Kyoko Sato, Yoshichika Hirahara
1National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan. mutsuga@nihs.go.jp
Abstract:
An analytical method has been developed for the detection of SiO(2) and other oxides in titanium dioxide and certain silicates used in food additives using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectrometry without hydrofluoric acid. SiO(2) and other oxides in titanium dioxide or certain silicates were resolved by alkali fusion with KOH and boric acid and then dissolved in dilute hydrochloric acid as a test solution for ICP. The recovery of SiO(2) and Al(2)O(3) added at 0.1 and 1.0%, respectively, in TiO(2) was 88-104%; coefficient of variation was <4%. The limit of determination of SiO(2) and Al(2)O(3) was about 0.08%, and the accuracy of the ICP method was better than that of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) test method. The recovery of SiO(2) and other oxides in silicates was 95-107% with a coefficient of variation of <4%. Using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDX) with fundamental parameter determination, the content of SiO(2) and other oxide in titanium dioxide and silicate showed good agreement with the ICP results. ICP with alkali fusion proved suitable as a test method for SiO(2), Al(2)O(3) and other oxides in titanium dioxide and certain silicates, and EDX proves useful for screening such impurities in titanium dioxide and componential analysis of certain silicates.
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