TY - CONF N2 - The anatase phase TiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by precipitation method using TCl 4 as a precursor in a new reaction medium containing water and glycerol. The as-synthesized photocatalysts were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV-Visible spectroscopy and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). The Raman spectra indicate the formation of crystalline anatase phase TiO 2 NPs after calcination at 300 and 400 0 C. TiO 2 NPs formation was confirmed by observing the major characteristic, FT-IR vibration bands of Ti-O network. The band gap calculated from UV-Vis DRS spectra ranged from 3.02-3.28 eV. FESEM images exhibit spherical shape TiO 2 NPs in the form of nano-clusters with crystallite sizes ranged from 9.5026.14 nm. FESEM images show that as the calcination temperature increases, the sizes of the TiO 2 NPs also increase. The inclusion of glycerol promotes the formation of smaller particles and lowers the band gap of TiO 2 NPs. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. N1 - cited By 13; Conference of 5th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Sciences, ICFAS 2018 ; Conference Date: 13 August 2018 Through 15 August 2018; Conference Code:142772 ID - scholars9579 TI - Preparation of TiO 2 nanoparticles by hydrolysis of TiCl 4 using water and glycerol solvent system KW - Calcination; Energy gap; Field emission microscopes; Glycerol; Nanoclusters; Nanoparticles; Precipitation (chemical); Scanning electron microscopy; Synthesis (chemical); Titanium dioxide; Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy KW - Calcination temperature; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Fourier transform infra reds; Precipitation methods; Spherical shape; TiO2 nano-particles; UV visible spectroscopy; Vibration bands KW - Chlorine compounds AV - none A1 - Rab, N. A1 - Chong, F.K. A1 - Mohamed, H.I. A1 - Lim, W.H. UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058237569&doi=10.1088%2f1742-6596%2f1123%2f1%2f012065&partnerID=40&md5=93808c377c674a698483e2ee4f1af0cd VL - 1123 Y1 - 2018/// PB - Institute of Physics Publishing SN - 17426588 ER -