Antifouling of Titania Nanostructures in Real Maritime Conditions

作者:Zhang, Ping; Ge, Ting; Yang, Haifeng; Lin, Shiwei; Cao, Yang*; Zhao, Cindy Xinxin; Liu, Hu; Umar, Ahmad*; Guo, Zhanhu*
来源:Science of Advanced Materials, 2018, 10(8): 1216-1223.
DOI:10.1166/sam.2018.3329

摘要

Titania (TiO2) nanoparticles of porous hollow sphere structures were fabricated using one-step hydrothermal approach. Their sizes were observed to be around 500 nm. The large quantity of nanotubes grew on the TiO2 porous particles were found to be 100-200 nm in length. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectra and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra confirmed the crystallinity and crystal size variation. The application of prepared TiO2 hollow spheres was further proved by loading the antifouling agent 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one (BIT) and tested in the real ocean. A four month field test showed that few marine organisms grew on the top of TiO2/BIT coating and thus confirmed its antifouling ability. Due to the large specific surface area, porous structure, and good penetration, the hierarchical TiO2-derived hollow microspheres may find great applications in photovoltaic cells, catalysis and high-surface-area electrodes.