title: A very simple method to synthesize nano-sized manganese oxide: an efficient catalyst for water oxidation and epoxidation of olefins.
abstract: Nano-sized particles of manganese oxides have been prepared by a very simple and cheap process using a decomposing aqueous solution of manganese nitrate at 100 °C. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction spectrometry have been used to characterize the phase and the morphology of the manganese oxide. The nano-sized manganese oxide shows efficient catalytic activity toward water oxidation and the epoxidation of olefins in the presence of cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate and hydrogen peroxide, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Zanjan, Iran. mmnajafpour@iasbs.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mohammad Mahdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Najafpour
authors.forename: Fahimeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rahimi
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amini
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayeri
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bagherzadeh