title: Synthesis of highly monodisperse porous manganese oxide spheres using a butyric acid microemulsion.
abstract: Porous manganese oxide spheres form readily from a reaction between KMnO4 and n-butanol in aqueous butyric acid under ambient conditions. Spheres have uniform size, tuneable diameters and high surface areas. The material is an active catalyst for the oxidation of isopropanol to acetone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, New London, CT 06320, USA. sschi@conncoll.edu.
authors.forename: Stanton
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ching
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Tutunjian
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kriz
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kovic