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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MANGANESE DIOXIDE USING BRASSICA OLERACEA (CABBAGE)

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Current research is focused on synthesis of sustainable and environment friendly process of particles for effluent treatment applications. To further enhance the prospects of eco-friendly approach, the current study is dedicated to the green synthesis of Manganese dioxide microparticles that has a wide range of applications from waste water treatment, heavy metal remediation to electronic applications. A procedure to obtain the Manganese dioxide particles from Brassica oleracea (cabbage) leaves has been devised. Effect of initial KMnO₄ concentration, amount of Brassica oleracea (cabbage) leaves extract, pH and temperature of the solution was evaluated. The obtained Manganese oxide particles were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The particle size was found to be in the range of 10-20 μm with 15.98% Manganese content. The X-ray diffraction revealed the presence of tetragonal MnO₂ crystals (Pyrolusite) and the sample peaks on the diffraction graph coincided with the peaks for Manganese (IV) oxide.

SHAYANTANI CHATTERJEE, ANITA J, ADRIJA SUBRAMANIAN AND SANGEETHA SUBRAMANIAN

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