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Effect of surface area, pore volume and particle size of P25 titania on the transformation of anatase to rutile K Joseph Antony Raj B Viswanathan* National Centre for Catalysis Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036 Email: bvnathan@iitm.ac.in Received 9 June 2009; Abstract The effect of calcination on P25 at different temperatures titania has been studied by XRD, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm, BET-surface area, pore volume, pore size, particle size and crystallite size in order to understand the conversion of anatase to rutile. The fraction of anatase and rutile has been determined using XRD. Although the crystallinity remains the same, the phase change of anatase to rutile is inevitable with temperature. The isotherms show the non-porous characteristics of the P25 samples. In addition, nitrogen adsoption by the samples decreased appreciably with crystallinity. The pore volume and BET surface area show a large decrease at 900 oC. The particle size, crystallite size, and pore size show an increasing trend with increase in temperature. Analysis of the physical characteristics indicate that P25 titania samples can be used for catalytic applications at less than 500 oC. Keywords: Catalysts, Phase transformations, Titania, Pore volume, Crystallinity, Particle size, Surface area IPC Code: B01J21/00 Titania is an efficient catalyst in photo-oxidation of organic pollutants1. The photocatalytic properties are influenced by physicochemical variables such as particle size, pore volume, surface area, and crystallinity. Generally, authors use Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic expressions to model photocatalytic reaction data2,3, showing the importance of substrate adsorption and thus surface area. Studies do not conclusively support this interpretation of dependence of surface area and photocatalytic activity by TiO24,5. Influence of particle size of titania on the photocatalytic activity has been demonstrated. Rivera et al.6 reported increas