TiO2 Everywhere!

By Tabatha Schacht1; University of Texas - El Paso2; NEWT Center3

1. Socorro ISD, El Paso, TX 2. , El Paso, TX 3. NanoEnabled Water Treatment (NEWT) ERC

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Abstract

How much Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) is present in the water we drink?

This research focuses on terephthalic acid (TPA) and UV light in order to detect the levels of TiO2 present in drinking water and thus ensuring the levels are within the safe parameters of consumption.

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University of Texas at El Paso, Nano-Enabled Water Treatment National Science Foundation (NSF) award #EEC-1449500

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Researchers should cite this work as follows:

  • Tabatha Schacht, University of Texas - El Paso, NEWT Center (2022), "TiO2 Everywhere!," https://nanohub.org/resources/36296.

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Submitter

Mariana Quinn

Office of STEM Engagement, Rice University, Houston, TX

Tags

  1. clean water
  2. NanoEnabled Water Treatment (NEWT) ERC
  3. terephthalic acid (TPA)
  4. Titanium Dioxide
  5. UVlight
  6. Water
  7. water purification/filtration