Síntese hidrotérmica e caracterização estrutural de titanatos nanotubulares para aplicação na captura do dióxido de carbono

Nanostructured materials have been spreading successfully over past years due its size and unusual properties, resulting in an exponential growth of research activities devoted to nanoscience and nanotechnology, which has stimulated the search for different methods to control main properties of nanomaterials and make them suitable for applications with high added value. In the late 90 s an alternative and low cost method was proposed from alkaline hydrothermal synthesis of nanotubes. Based on this context, the objective of this work was to prepare different materials based on TiO2 anatase using hydrothermal synthesis method proposed by Kasuga and submit them to an acid wash treatment, in order to check the structural behavior of final samples. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), adsorption/desorption of N2, thermal analysis (TG/DTA) and various spectroscopic methods such as absorption spectroscopy in the infrared (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). All the information of characterizations confirmed the complete conversion of anatase TiO2 in nanotubes titanates (TTNT). Observing the influence of acid washing treatment in titanates structure, it was concluded that the nanotubes are formed during heat treatment, the sample which was not subjected to this process also achieved a complete phase transformation, as showed in crystallography and morphology results, however the surface area of them practically doubled after the acid washing. By spectroscopy was performed a discussion about chemical composition of these titanates, obtaining relevant results. Finally, it was observed that the products obtained in this work are potential materials for various applications in adsorption, catalysis and photocatalysis, showing great promise in CO2 capture

Síntesis y Caracterización de Materiales Nanoestructurados para el Almacenamiento de Hidrógeno. Hidrogen storage: Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured materials.

El hidrógeno tiene, actualmente, una atención considerable por su posible uso como combustible limpio y otros usos industriales y se ha demostrado que es posible hacer funcionar motores de combustión interna, por lo tanto es una alternativa viable respecto de fuentes de energía no renovables como el petróleo y tal vez sea en el futuro la tecnología más prometedora para reducir la contaminación, conservando el suministro de combustibles fósiles. Uno de los principales problemas para la utilización del hidrógeno como combustible es el del almacenamiento para que pueda ser seguro y transportable con todos los riesgos que esto supone. En este sentido el estudio de la adsorción de polímeros conductores (tal como polianilina, PANI o polipirrol PPy) y su posterior polimerización sobre hospedajes como aluminosilicatos meso y microporosos y carbones mesoporosos, es de suma importancia por sus propiedades para el almacenamiento de H2. El objetivo general de este proyecto es Investigar el almacenamiento de hidrógeno en nuevos composites nano/microestructurados. La síntesis de materiales micro/mesoporosos (MFI, MEL, BEA, L, MS41, SBA-15, SBA-1, SBA-3, SBA-16, CMK-3) para usos como hospedaje se realizan por sol-gel o síntesis hidrotérmica y se modificarán con TiO2, CeO2, ZrO2 y eventualmente con Ir, Ni, Zr. Muestras de estos hospedajes serán expuestos a vapores del monómero puro (anilina o pirrol). Luego se polimerizarán por polimerización oxidativa. Los nanocomposites sintetizados se caracterizarán por XRD, FTIR, DSC, TGA, SEM, TEM, EXFAS, XANES, UV-Vis. La adsorción de hidrógeno sobre los composites se llevará a cabo en un Reactor Parr, desde presiones atmosféricas y a altas presiones y varias temperaturas de adsorción . Los estudios de desorción de hidrogeno se llevarán a cabo en un equipo Chemisorb Micrometrics y se realizarán estudios termogravimétricos y de capacidad de retención de Hidrogeno por el nanocomposite. La importancia del estudio de este proceso tiene importantes implicancias económicas y sociales que serán preponderantes en el futuro debido a las cada vez más exigentes regulaciones ambientales. Además se contribuirá al avance del conocimiento científico, ya que es posible diseñar nuevos materiales, los que además permitirán generar reservorios de H2 con alta eficiencia. Por lo consiguiente: - Se desarrollarán nuevos materiales nanoestructurados, micro y mesoporosos y nanoclusters de especies activas en los hospedajes como así también la inclusión de polímeros (PANI, PPy) dentro de los canales de estos materiales. - Se caracterizarán estos materiales por métodos espectroscópicos (fisicoquímica de superficie). - Se estudiará la adsorción /absorcion de H2 en los nuevos materiales desarrollados. -Se aplicarán métodos de diseño de experimento (RDS), para optimizar el proceso de almacenamiento de H2, nivel de interacción de variables sinérgicas o colinérgicas.

Structural and optical properties of CaTiO3 perovskite-based materials obtained by microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis: An experimental and theoretical insight

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Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of structurally and morphologically controlled sodium niobates by using niobic acid as a precursor

There are many advantages to using a microwave as a source of heat in hydrothermal reactions. Because it is a quick and homogeneous way to crystallize ceramic powders, it was used in this work for the production of antiferroelectric sodium mobate (NaNbO3) in a cubic-like form and its intermediary phase, disodium diniobate hydrate (Na2Nb2O6 center dot H2O), with a fiber morphology. The syntheses were carried out by treating niobic acid (Nb2O5 center dot nH(2)O) with NaOH. By changing the reaction time and the concentration of the reactants, particles with different structures and different morphologies could be obtained. The structural evolution of the products of this reaction was elucidated on the basis of the arrangement of the NbO6 octahedral units. Conclusive results were obtained with morphological and structural characterizations through XRD, TEM, MEV, and NMR and Raman spectroscopy. ((C) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008).

Titanate nanotubes produced from microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis: Photocatalytic and structural properties

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De Novo Design of Foldamers for Preparation of Nanostructured Materials

This thesis deals with the synthesis and the conformation analysis of hybrid foldamers containing the 4-carboxyoxazolidin-2-one unit or related molecules, in which an imido-type function is obtained by coupling the nitrogen of the heterocycle with the carboxylic acid moiety of the next unit. The imide group is characterized by a nitrogen atom connected to an endocyclic and an exocyclic carbonyl, which tend always to adopt the trans conformation. As a consequence of this locally constrained disposition effect, these imide-type oligomers are forced to fold in ordered conformations. The synthetic approach is highly tuneable with endless variations, so, simply by changing the design and the synthesis, a wide variety of foldamers with the required properties may be prepared “on demand”. Thus a wide variety of unusual secondary structures and interesting supramolecular materials may be obtained with hybrid foldamers. The behaviour in the solid state of some of these compounds has been analyzed in detail, thus showing the formation of different kinds of supramolecular materials that may be used for several applications. A winning example is the production of a bolaamphiphilic gelators that may also be doped with small amounts of dansyl containing compounds, needed to show the cellular uptake into IGROV-1 cells, by confocal laser scanning microscopy. These gels are readily internalized by cells and are biologically inactive, making them very good candidates in the promising field of drug delivery. In the last part of the thesis, a particular attention was directed to the search of new scaffolds that behave as constrained amino acid mimetics, showing that tetramic acids derivatives could be good candidates for the synthesis and applications of molecules having an ordered secondary structure.

Synthesis and characterization of cyclotriphosphazenes containing silicon as single solid-state precursors for the formation of silicon/phosphorus nanostructured materials

The synthesis and characterization of new organosilicon derivatives of N3P3Cl6, N3P3[NH(CH2)3Si(OEt)3]6 (1), N3P3[NH(CH2)3Si(OEt)3]3[NCH3(CH2)3CN]3 (2), and N3P3[NH(CH2)3Si(OEt)3]3[HOC6H4(CH2)CN]3 (3) are reported. Pyrolysis of 1, 2, and 3 in air and at several temperatures results in nanostructured materials whose composition and morphology depend on the temperature of pyrolysis and the substituents of the phosphazenes ring. The products stem from the reaction of SiO2 with P2O5, leading to either crystalline Si5(PO4)6O, SiP2O7 or an amorphous phase as the glass Si5(PO4)6O/3SiO2·2P2O5, depending on the temperature and nature of the trimer precursors. From 1 at 800 °C, core−shell microspheres of SiO2 coated with Si5(PO4)6O are obtained, while in other cases, mesoporous or dense structures are observed. Atomic force microscopy examination after deposition of the materials on monocrystalline silicon wafers evidences morphology strongly dependent on the precursors. Isolated islands of size ∼9 nm are observed from 1, whereas dense nanostructures with a mean height of 13 nm are formed from 3. Brunauer−Emmett−Teller measurements show mesoporous materials with low surface areas. The proposed growth mechanism involves the formation of cross-linking structures and of vacancies by carbonization of the organic matter, where the silicon compounds nucleate. Thus, for the first time, unique silicon nanostructured materials are obtained from cyclic phosphazenes containing silicon.

Red, green, and blue lanthanum phosphate phosphors obtained via surfactant-control led hydrothermal synthesis

A new solution route for the obtainment of highly pure luminescent rare-earth orthophosphates in hydrothermal conditions was developed. By starting from soluble precursors (lanthanide tripolyphosphato complexes. i.e. with P(3)O(10)(5) as a complexing agent and as in orthophosphate source) and by applying surfactants in a water/toluene medium, the precipitations are confined to reverse micelle structures, thus yielding nanosized and homogeneous orthophosphates The method was employed to obtain lanthanide-activated lanthanum phosphates, which can be applied as red (LaPO(4):Eu(3+)), green (LaPO(4):Ce(3+), Tb(3+)) and blue (LaPO(4):Tm(3+)) phosphors The produced materials were analyzed by powder X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, infrared spectroscopy and luminescence spectroscopy (emission, excitation, lifetimes and chromaticity coordinates) (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved

The effect of cooling rate during hydrothermal synthesis of ZnO nanorods

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Influence of Hydrothermal Synthesis Conditions and Device Configuration on the Photoresponse of UV Sensors Based on ZnO Nanorods

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Microwave-hydrothermal synthesis of perovskite bismuth ferrite nanoparticles

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Microwave-hydrothermal synthesis of barium strontium titanate nanoparticles

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Structural Refinement and Photoluminescence Properties of MnWO4 Nanorods Obtained by Microwave-Hydrothermal Synthesis

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Microwave Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performance of ZnO and M:ZnO Nanostructures (M = V, Fe, Co)

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