Open AccessHigh-Yield Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Bicontinuous Microemulsions
Author(s) -
S. LópezCuenca,
Lourdes Adriana PérezCarrillo,
Martín Rabelero Velasco,
Ramón Díaz de León,
Hened Saade,
Raúl G. López,
Eduardo Mendizábal,
J. E. Puig
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of nanomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1687-4129
pISSN - 1687-4110
DOI - 10.1155/2011/431382
Subject(s) - microemulsion , materials science , nanoparticle , zinc , calcination , yield (engineering) , aqueous solution , precipitation , chemical engineering , hydrolysis , oxide , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , pulmonary surfactant , organic chemistry , metallurgy , catalysis , chemistry , physics , meteorology , engineering
The high-yield synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) primary nanoparticles with high purity and with diameters between 6 and 22 nm using bicontinuous microemulsions is reported in this work. The ZnO nanoparticles were made by hydrolysis of Zn(NO3)2 with NaOH aqueous solution and precipitation, followed by calcination of the precipitate. Higher yields and productivities of ZnO nanoparticles were obtained compared to values produced with w/o micremulsions reported in the literature. Particles were characterized by transmission electronic microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction, and atomic absorption spectroscopy
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