title: Studies on Indian Ocean Manganese Nodules
abstract: A series of strontium-lanthanum oxide mixed manganese nodules were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, electrical conductivity, and surface excess oxygen. X-ray diffraction patterns confirm the formation of perovskite-type oxides at low strontium content (x </= 0.5, in La1-xSrxMO3, where M denotes the transition metal present in nodules), whereas at 0.6 </= x </= 0.8, La2O3 and SrO are detected in addition to the perovskite-type oxides. The catalytic activities for hydrogen peroxide decomposition and carbon monoxide oxidation increase with an increase in Sr substitution for La, attain a maximum at x = 0.4, and then decrease with further increase in Sr. The activities have been correlated with various physicochemical properties.
authors.affiliation: Regional Research Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, 751 013, India
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Parida
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Das