Low-temperature green synthesis of multivalent manganese oxide nanowires

Harish Veeramani, Deborah Aruguete, Niven Monsegue, Mitsuhiro Murayama, Urs Dippon, Andreas Kappler, Michael F. Hochella

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Abstract

Manganese oxide nanomaterials hold promise for sustainable nanotechnologies given their utility for a variety of applications, the Earth's abundance of manganese, and their low toxicity relative to other nanomaterials. However green scalable synthesis methods for such nanomaterials are needed. We report here a green room-temperature synthesis of polycrystalline Mn3O4 nanowires. In this procedure, aqueous Mn(II) is oxidized under circumneutral conditions by atmospheric oxygen in the presence of nanocrystalline iron oxide (α-Fe2O3), an inexpensive catalyst, and a classic biochemical Good's buffer, PIPES (piperazine-N,NI-bis(2- ethanesulfonic acid). The synthesis method is novel due to its simplicity, minimal energy input and waste output, and potential scalability. The Mn 3O4 nanowires have been characterized with a suite of electron microscopy techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1070-1074
Number of pages5
JournalACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Volume1
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 3 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering(all)
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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