AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RAPID RATE OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TIO2) NANOTUBES ARRAYS FORMATION

摘要

The present invention is an apparatus and method for rapid rate of titanium dioxide (TiC2) nanotube arrays formation. The apparatus (1) for producing titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube arrays comprises of an anodization chamber (2), an electrolyte solution (3) acting as an anodization medium, an anodization means characterized by a rectifier (4), an anionic electrode (5) and a cationic electrode (6), an effervescing tube (7) having a plurality of apertures for producing bubbles, a cooling means characterized by a pair of coolant channels having an inlet cooling channel (8) and an outlet cooling channel (9), and a plurality of interval connections (10) in between the inlet cooling channel (8) and outlet cooling channel (9), and an electrolyte circulating means having circulation channels and a pair of circulating channels. The method for producing titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube arrays comprises of preparing anionic electrode (5), preparing electrolyte solution (3), performing the anodization process at 25°C of around pH7 for 1 minute and collecting titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube arrays from the anionic electrode (5).