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Manganese Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis by Thermal Decomposition of Manganese(II) Acetylacetonate
Published on: June 18, 2020
A very simple method to synthesize nano-sized manganese oxide: an efficient catalyst for water oxidation and
Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour1, Fahimeh Rahimi, Mojtaba Amini
1Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran. mmnajafpour@iasbs.ac.ir
Abstract:
Nano-sized particles of manganese oxides have been prepared by a very simple and cheap process using a decomposing aqueous solution of manganese nitrate at 100 °C. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction spectrometry have been used to characterize the phase and the morphology of the manganese oxide. The nano-sized manganese oxide shows efficient catalytic activity toward water oxidation and the epoxidation of olefins in the presence of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate and hydrogen peroxide, respectively.
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