International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 245981, 4 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/245981
Research Article
Synthesis of High-Thermal Stable Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
Catalysis Research Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, P.O. Box 14665-1998, Tehran 1485733111, Iran
Received 7 April 2008; Accepted 11 August 2008
Academic Editor: J. Yu
Copyright © 2008 M. Rashidzadeh. This is an open access article distributed under the
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