Son Tang Nguyen

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Why, in MOF synthesis, is the amount of the metal precursor is often (much) higher than that of the organic ligand as required stoichiometrically?

I am starting to synthesis my first batch of MOF materials and after a literature review, I often found that the amount of the metal precursor is always higher than that of the organic ligand as...

31 October 2019 7,136 3 View

Can I estimate the average particle size of platinum and palladium oxides nanoparticles using the 1st shell coordination number derived from EXAFS?

The coordination number of the 1st shell of a metal (Pt, Pd, etc.) derived from fitting EXAFS data has long been use to estimate the average particle size of metal nanoparticles. I wonder if the...

28 July 2017 922 8 View

I have a catalyst system of Na2CO3 supported on gamma-Al2O3 . Which technique would give me information on particle size of Na2CO3 particle?

The concentrations of Na2CO3 in the materials are in the range of 10-20 wt.%. Using TEM seems to be straightforward but I wonder if it is an appropriate approach since the atomic number of Al (27)...

15 July 2016 3,913 6 View