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Manganese Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis by Thermal Decomposition of Manganese(II) Acetylacetonate
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Self-assembly of manganese oxide nanoparticles and hollow spheres. Catalytic activity in carbon monoxide oxidation
Stanton Ching1, David A Kriz, Kurt M Luthy
1Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, New London, CT 06320, USA. sschi@conncoll.edu
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|June 10, 2011
Abstract:
Reactions between MnSO(4) and KMnO(4) in the presence of carboxylic acids provide a facile, one-pot route to nanostructured manganese oxides with high surface areas. Acetic and propionic acid induce formation of hierarchical nanosphere morphologies whereas butyric acid promotes assembly of hollow spheres. The materials are active catalysts for CO oxidation.
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