# Formation of Olive-like TiO2 Nanospheres in a Polymeric Mesh by Sol-Gel Method

## TL;DR

Researchers created olive-shaped titanium dioxide nanospheres using a sol-gel method with a polysaccharide network.

## Contribution

A new method for synthesizing TiO2 nanospheres using a polysaccharide network and sol-gel process is introduced.

## Key findings

- Olive-like TiO2 nanospheres with diameters between 50 nm and 500 nm were successfully synthesized.
- The sol-gel method with a polysaccharide network proved effective for nanosphere formation.
- Synthesis parameters like temperature, time, and polysaccharide concentration were controllable in solution.

## Abstract

Olive-like TiO2 (titanium dioxide), nanospheres compounds were synthesized. Polysaccharide (1–3 linked β-D galactapyranose and 1.4-linked 3.6 anyhdro-α-L-galactopyranose and titanium isopropoxide (IV) was used as a precursor in its formation. The powder sample was evaluated by scanning tunneling microscope, X-ray diffraction pattern, power spectral density, fast Fourier transform, differential thermal analysis, continuous wavelet transform, and isotropy texture analysis. The results demonstrate that these nanospheres can successfully be synthesized in a solution using a polysaccharide network by means of the sol-gel method. The synthesized olive-like TiO2 nanospheres have diameters ranging from 50 nm to 500 nm. The synthesis parameters, such as temperature, time, and concentration of the polysaccharide, were controlled in solution.