Study of Immobilization of Nano-TiO2 for Environmental Aspects on Glass ‎by Different Resin Families

T ‎ iO2 and especially its nano-metric ‎structure have many applications ‎for environmental proposes. It can ‎be used in mobilized or ‎immobilized status, but its ‎consumption is less in immobilized ‎form and its process is economical. ‎In addition, the environmental ‎problems would be minimized. ‎There are a few methods for ‎immobilization of nano-TiO2 inside ‎the process. The sol-gel method is ‎typically applied for ‎immobilization of nano-TiO2 on ‎Pyrex and quartz glasses, but these ‎two glasses are expensive. To ‎reduce the costs, two different ‎resins have been studied for ‎immobilization of nano-TiO2 on ‎conventional low cost glasses, but ‎the glass coating and its surface ‎preparation is very critical in ‎order to increase the stability of ‎catalyst and its life time. In this ‎research, the immobilization ‎process of nano-TiO2 has been ‎studied, and the conditions of ‎process and critical parameters ‎have been delineated. Different ‎experiments have been done to ‎characterize the properties of ‎prepared coating, such as ‎hardness,and water resistance ‎measurements, and differential ‎scanning calorimetry (DSC). ‎