Synthesis and characterisation of supported Re nanoparticles for the synthesis of biofuels
by Qinisani Gazu; Mzamo L. Shozi
International Journal of Nanotechnology (IJNT), Vol. 15, No. 8/9/10, 2018

Abstract: Supported rhenium nanoparticles have been synthesised via wet impregnation and sol immobilisation. Deionised water was used as the solvent for both methods and the supports used were zirconia (ZrO₂) and sulphated-zirconia (SO₄-ZrO₂). Characterisation involved BET surface area measurements, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD showed that samples were crystalline while BET showed that nanoparticles synthesised via sol immobilisation had a higher surface area while those synthesised via impregnation had a higher pore volume and diameter. Adsorption-desorption isotherms revealed that the particles were mesoporous (2-50 nm), which is in agreement with the data obtained from TEM.

Online publication date: Fri, 22-Mar-2019

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