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Pre-reduction of some manganese sources (low-grade Venrach and Godar-Sabz ores, high-grade Comilog ore, pellet, pure oxide) by methane gas has been investigated in this research. HSC-Chemistry and FactSage software were used for thermodynamic study of the process. Thermodynamic results indicated that methane may progress to manganese carbide formation, and the reduction process can run autonomously involving less carbon dioxide emission comparing to common ferromanganese process. Several techniques including XRF, XRD, in-situ XRD, SEM-EDS, and thermogravimetry were used in sample characterization and experiments. In addition to the thermal decomposition reactions which were affected by... 

The aim of this study is to mimic water oxidizing complex to find new materials and also to understand their rules in this matter. To achieve this, manganese complexes containing 2,4,6-tris (2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-Triazine, 1,10-phenanthroline, 1,10-bipyridine, Schiff base, amino acids, 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, EPR, ESI-MS, electronic absorption spectroscopy, electrochemistry, X-ray diffraction and oxygen evolution in presence of oxone and Ce(IV). It is shown that the reaction between Mn(II) complexes containing 2,4,6-tris¬(2-pyridyl)-1,3,5-Triazine, 1,10-phenanthroline, 1,10-bipyridine,... 

In the contest of conversion of water to hydrogen and oxygen there is a need for catalysts which will effectively support the oxidation of water. In nature, photosystem II relies on manganese for the oxidation of water. The water oxidizing complex (WOC) contains a cluster of four manganese atoms. In the past few years, there has been a tremendous surge in research on the synthesis of various manganese compounds aimed at simulating WOC of PS II. In this project, several manganese oxides as heterogeneous catalysts in water oxidation have been synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, X-ray diffraction, TGA, XPS, SEM and BET. Some of these oxides are able to oxidize water in the presence of... 

In this study designing and manufacturing of high-temperature fluidized bed reactor were performed. These reactors are based on the contact of fluid with solid particles and balancing the weight of the solid materials. In the manufactured reactor, reduction of manganese de oxide to manganese oxide was done by carbon monoxide produced from incomplete combustion. The most important parameters in the reduction rate are: bed temperature and reduction gas concentration. Materials were injected into the reactor under the pressure of 1.13 mmHg and temperature of 787 ℃ in the bed depth of 4 cm for 2 hours and then the product was removed. XRD patterns showed that the dominant phase in the product... 

In this project, BiVO4 , Mn3O4 and BiVO4- Mn3O4 nanocatalysts were synthesized using the hydrothermal method. The properties of these nanocatalysts were determined by XRD, SEM, FT-IR, DRS, PL, ICP, EDX, BET and AA techniques. Analysys XRD patterns and SEM images of samples confirmed monoclinic structure for BiVO4 and tetragonal structure for Mn3O4. The DRS and PL spectra showed adctrease in the band gap and electron – hole pair recombination for BM 60:40 relative to BiVO4. Oxygen production was studied in the presence of different percentages of BiVO4 and Mn3O4 in BiVO4 - Mn3O4 nanocomposite and was observed that the 60:40 wt.% (Bismuth vanadate 60% and manganese oxide 40%) produced more... 

Supercapacitors represent a new class of energy storage devices that have been attracted many researchers in last few years. Graphene with unique properties such as superior electrical conductivity and large specific surface area is one of the most suitable materials in supercapacitor applications. Besides, metal oxides are being used as active compounds in supercapacitors due to their role in redox reactions. In this research, synthesis and characterization of supercapacitor electrodes based on graphene and MnO2 nanostructured materials was studied under different conditions. For this purpose, Graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized by Hummers’ method and then, it was deposited on a nickel foam... 

In this thesis, manganese oxide nanoparticles with about 5 nm size were synthesized via solvothermal to maximize surface and active sites for proton relaxation. The synthesized nanoparticles were coated with gentisic acid to acquire suitable colloidal stability and biocompatibility. The nanoparticles showed low cytotoxicity in MTT assay. Electrosteric mechanisim was employed for colloidal stability. This mechanisim doesn’t need high surface charge and thick coat which are vital for particles functionality. Then by cell culture eliminating and adding protamine sulfade, nanoparticles uptake were increased tremendously. In this thesis for first time Prussian blue was utilized for staining... 

In this thesis, the improving effects of deposited metal oxides onto or next to each other and the advantages of every metal oxide were considered. In the next step, the substrate improvement was studied and the porous metal oxides with ideal supercapacitive properties with porosity increase of substrate were obtained.CoFeO2 supercapacitor was prepared by chronoamperometric ethod.CoFeO2waselectrodeposited at room temperature and presents wide potential window and good capacitive properties in comparison with other metal oxides.Layers of cobalt and manganese oxides were co-deposited or deposited on top of each other or next to each other by chronometric method onto stainless steel substrate.... 

Recently, preparation of biofunctionalized nanoparticles with specific magnetic properties has received great attention for medical imaging. Targeting magnetic nanoparticles with high signal in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be a powerful tissue imaging and cellular tracking agent. Main purpose of this research is the synthesis of Mn3O4@polymer composite nanoparticles as a positive MRI contrast agent. Nanoparticles were prepared by modified microwavepolyol and precipitation method with average particle size of 18 and 3nm.Respectivelythe effect of diffrent parameters such as time, surfactant and the presence of water in polyol method and the amount ofpolyethylene glycol as surfactant...