Date of Award
6-1943
Document Type
Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Chemistry
Language
English
Abstract
Silica gels have been the object of extensive research. Titania gels have been the object of limited research, but they have been reported as made successfully. The most commonly used silicate solutions are basic and the titanium solutions are acidic. Acids are used to control the gelation of silicon, and bases are used to control the gelation of titania. The imagination is taxed only slightly in assuming as plausible the use of the acid titanate solution to control the gelation of silica and the basic silicate solution to control the gelation of titania, and thereby produce a mixed gel. If the pH regions of gelation overlap, the above theory should be true in practice. The goal of this research was to make a gel containing both silica and titania, and, if possible, study some of its properties and characteristics.
Recommended Citation
Male, Theodore, "A Study of the Co-Gelation of Silica and Titania" (1943). Honors Theses. 1978.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/1978
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