New Hydrolytic Process for Producing Zirconium Dioxide, Tin Dioxide, and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles

Nanocrystalline ZrO 2 , SnO 2 , and TiO 2 were synthesized through a simple hydrolytic process based on the etherification of alcohols. The obtained products had good uniformity and were less aggregated than in other synthesis techniques. The synthesis of ZrO 2 and SnO 2 in this process was dependent mainly on the reaction temperature, whereas the morphologies of TiO 2 exhibited a dependence on the alcohols used.