Green Synthesis of Iron Oxides and Phosphates via Thermal Treatment of Iron Polyphenols Synthesized by a Extract.

Iron oxide nanoparticles (FeONPs) prepared with plant extracts have been emerging as green and sustainable materials. FeONPs are usually amorphous due to the chelation of the tea polyphenols (TPs) to the iron, and the real nature of the iron compounds is not completely understood. The main goal of this study was to investigate the behavior of the green FeONPs synthesized from an Fe salt and (black tea) extract upon thermal treatment, in order to remove TPs and enable the formation of crystalline materials suitable for a thorough characterization and with the potential for diverse applications.

Synthesis and characterization of terephthalate-intercalated NiAl layered double hydroxides with high Al content.

Terephthalate-intercalated nickel-aluminum layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were prepared by a co-precipitation method, with nominal x values in the general formula Ni((1-x))Al(x)(OH)(2)(C(8)H(4)O(4))(x/2) in the range 0.3-0.8.

Hydrothermal synthesis of new wolframite type trimetallic materials and their use in oxidative dehydrogenation of propane.

With the aim of obtaining materials with properties for use as catalysts, two new trimetallic oxides containing Co or Ni and Mo and W were synthesized by a hydrothermal method, using milder conditions than those normally used for wolframite type solids. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, laser Raman spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction and atomic absorption spectroscopy, indicating that pure wolframite phases were formed. The X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the formation of the structure in the monoclinic system with cell parameters similar to nickel tungsten wolframite.