The invention discloses a nano SnO2 hollow
microsphere, a preparation method and applications thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
inorganic chemistry and material preparation. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving a
tin source and a
sugar source into water according to a
mole ratio of 1:1-3, carrying out hydrothermal reactions under the assistance of microwaves, subjecting the reaction products to
centrifugation and washing,
drying, and burning the solids to obtain nano SnO2 hollow microspheres. The nano SnO2 hollow
microsphere has the characteristics of
low density, high specific surface area, stable structure, and surface permeability, and can be used a photocatalyst for preparing an
oxygen indictor. The hollow
microsphere can be mixed with an
electron donor, an oxidation-reduction dye, and a
polymer binding material, and then the mixture is dispersed under ultrasonic
waves to prepare the
oxygen indictor. The preparation method of nano SnO2 hollow microsphere has the advantages of simpleness, practicality, low cost, environment-friendliness, and good using effect. The prepared nano SnO2 hollow microsphere can be used to prepare an
oxygen indictor to indicating oxygen state in packages of food and
medicine so as to evaluate the freshness.