Nanometer TiO 2 powders were obtained from TiOSO 4 and studied by XRD, TEM and BET. The result indicated that pH and heat treatment temperature have great effects on their grain size and crystal phase structure. Annealed at 500 ℃, nanometer TiO 2 with a specific surface area of 101.39 m 2 ·g -1 and a grain size about 10 nm were obtained(pH=5); and with a specific surface area of 95.48 m 2 ·g -1 and a grain size about 30 nm were obtained(pH=10). The research indicated that crystal phase transformation of rutile at 750 ℃made great promotion in grain size growth.
TiO 2 nanoparticles were obtained from industrial TiOSO 4 by hydrolysis method. SnO 2/TiO 2 and SnO 2-TiO 2 composite powders were prepared by stepwise precipitation method and coating method, respectively. The phase transformation of TiO 2 and the effect of composite mode of SnO 2 on phase transformation of TiO 2 have been investigated by TG-DTA and XRD. The phase transform of pure TiO 2 from anatase to rutile begins at 750 ℃ and the presence of SnO 2 markedly reduces the transform temperature: for coated SnO 2-TiO 2 composite with ω(SnO 2)=20% it was 400 ℃. The SnO 2/TiO 2 composite prepared by precipitation method and followed by calcination at 400 ℃ for 30 min possesses 55% rutile TiO 2. The formation of SnO 2-TiO 2 solid- solution occurrs mainly due to the substitution of Ti 4+ crystal lattice sites by Sn 4+ ions of SnO 2.
