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MICROWAVE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF NOBLE NANOSTRUCTURES USING BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE
Citation:
VARMA, R. S. AND M. N. NADAGOUDA. MICROWAVE-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF NOBLE NANOSTRUCTURES USING BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE. Presented at 41st International Microwave Power Symposium, IMPI, Vancouver, BC, CANADA, August 01 - 03, 2007.
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To inform the public.
Description:
Microwave-assisted synthesis of noble nanostructures (Au, Pt, and Pd) using biodegradable polymer carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) under microwave irradiation (MW) at 100 0C is reported. The reaction occurs within a few minutes, whereas at room temperature the reaction does not proceed. The ensuing nanostructures were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), infrared spectroscopy (IR), UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray mapping, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX).