Settleable engineered titanium dioxide nanomaterials for the removal of natural organic matter from drinking water

Four linear engineered TiO2 nanomaterials (LENs) were synthesized and evaluated in terms of settlability and their ability to remove natural organic matter (NOM) from river water. The size, surface characteristics, and crystallinity of the LENs were manipulated by varying the temperatures used during the synthesis procedure. All four LENs settled out of purified water more effectively than standard Degussa Evonik Aeroxide P25 nanoparticles. The …