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Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2012, Article ID 409571, 5 pages doi:10.1155/2012/409571 Research Article Catalytic Activity of ZrO2 Nanotube Arrays Prepared by Anodization Method Xixin Wang, Jianling Zhao, Xiaorui Hou, Qi He, and Chengchun Tang School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China Correspondence should be addressed to Jianling Zhao, zhaojl02@ Received 24 March 2011; Revised 13 May 2011; Accepted 5 June 2011 Academic Editor: Mohammad Reza Bayati Copyright © 2012 Xixin Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ZrO nanotube arrays were prepared by anodization method in aqueous electrolyte containing (NH ) SO and NH F. The 2 4 2 4 4 morphology and structure of nanotube arrays were characterized through scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, and infrared spectra analysis. The zirconia nanotube arrays were used as catalyst in esterification reaction. The effects of calcination temperature and electrolyte concentration on catalytic esterification activity have been investigated in detail. Experiments indicate that nanotube arrays have highest catalytic activity when the concentration of (NH ) SO is 1 mol/L, the concentration of NH F is 4 2 4 4 1 wt%, and the calcination temperature is 400◦C. Esterification reaction yield of