Author(s)

Maribel Santiago^1*, Daniela Rivera¹, Agustín Torres²

¹Chemical Engineering Department, Tecnológico Nacional de México Atitalaquia Campus, Atitalaquia, México.
²Basic Sciences Department, Tecnológico Nacional de México Atitalaquia Campus, Atitalaquia, México.

Green synthesis is an alternative method for obtaining nanoparticles for environmentally friendly purposes. The present work describes the synthesis and characterization of titanium oxide nanoparticles, starting from three natural sources: orange peel, hibiscus rosa sinensis and Aloe vera. Titanium (IV) tetrabutoxide in ethanol solution was used as precursor. The methodology used was based on the sol-gel technique, through which TiO₂ nanoparticles were obtained in the anatase phase. The characterization of the nanoparticles was carried out by means of x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR), which allowed the identification of a good degree of purity and crystallinity of the samples obtained.

TiO₂, Nanoparticles, Green Synthesis, Sol-Gel Methodology, Natural Sources

Santiago, M. , Rivera, D. and Torres, A. (2023) Green Synthesis of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Natural Extracts. Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, 11, 29-40. doi: 10.4236/msce.2023.112003.