title: Simple and efficient biomimetic synthesis of Mn3O4 hierarchical structures and their application in water treatment.
abstract: Biotemplate synthesis of functional materials is interesting owing to low cost, high yield and easy way of preparation. Recently, we have developed a simple and cost effective biomimetic synthesis of hierarchical network like nanostructures of manganese oxide (Mn3O4). Readily available eggshell membrane with nucleating and capping sites were used as a template in our synthesis. The prepared material was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). The surface area was calculated using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) theory, and pore size distribution was obtained by Barrett-Joyner-Helenda (BJH) method. The prepared Mn3O4 showed good ability to remove organic pollutants from water and expected to be useful in effluent treatment in textile industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ramakrishna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mallampati
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Valiyaveettil
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004528:Egg Shell / Q000737:chemistry*; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017895:Manganese Compounds; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D010087:Oxides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C027424:manganese oxide