nanosized metal oxides dispersed polymer composites constitute a fascinating class of polymer composite materials. synthesis of such composite materials through solvent casting enhances the polymer synthetic technology. solvent casting method was used to prepare cobalt oxide (co3o4) dispersed poly (methyl methacrylate) (pmma) nano composite. x-ray diffraction tool is used to know the structural...

In this study, we utilized nano-sized Co3O4 and reduced graphene oxides (rGOs) as composite anode materials for Li-ion batteries. The Co3O4/C was derived from ZIF67 (Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67) wrapped in rGOs through precipitation. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission (TEM) were used to identify the crystal structure, phase purity, surface morphology...

We present herein the first in situ site-selective XAS experiment performed on a proof-of-principle transformation of a mixed-valence compound: the calcination of the K0.1Co(II)4[Co(III)(CN)6]2.7·20H2O Prussian Blue analogue (containing Co(2+) and Co(3+) ions in two different Oh sites) into Co3O4 (containing Co(2+) ions in a Td site and Co(3+) in an Oh site). By recording the Co K-edge X-ray ab...

We revealed an interesting facet-dependent electrochemical behavior toward heavy metal ions (HMIs) based on their adsorption behaviors. The (111) facet of Co3O4 nanoplates has better electrochemical sensing performance than that of the (001) facet of Co3O4 nanocubes. Adsorption measurements and density-functional theory (DFT) calculations reveals that adsorption of HMIs is responsible for the d...

Although using supported noble-metal catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation is an effective solution due to their excellent catalytic properties, metal oxide supports themselves can exhibit good activity being more economically feasible. This work focuses on investigating the complexity of Co3O4 system during methanation reaction, which usually accompanied by formation unstable dispersions cobalt and ...

A facile unipolar pulse electrodeposition combined with the thermal oxidation method was applied for fabrication of CuO/Co3O4 composites on carbon electrode for water electrolysis, and it was found that the sea anemone-like one with a 3D hierarchical structure formed at -0.8 V exhibited excellent performance for water electrolysis at a low overpotential with high stability.

A synthetic route to low-density porous Ni-doped Co3O4 nanomaterials that show stable and superior electrocatalytic activity for O2 evolution reaction is reported. The materials are prepared via thermal treatment of "pre-synthesized" metal ions-embedded graphitic C3N4-based polymers.

As salicylic acid (SAC) is an extensively used pharmaceutical, discharge of SAC into the environment has caused serious threats to ecology in view its toxicity. Therefore, SO4•−-involved chemical oxidation methods have been employed for eliminating SAC. Since monopersulfate (MPS) become a popular reagent producing SO4•−, alternative heterogeneous Co-based catalyst proposed by using Co-coordinat...

in this research work, we report a simple method called reflux condensation method for synthesizing co3o4 nanoparticles using cheap chemicals such as, cobalt acetate (precursor salt), sodium monododecyl sulphate - sds (surfactant) and n, n - dimethylformamide - dmf (solvent). the prepared materials were heat treated at 200, 400, 600 and 800 oc for each 2 h to get phase pure product. the calcine...