Issue 4, 2009
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New Journal of Chemistry

Scalable heterogeneous synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and aggregates with polyvinyl alcohol

Rafael Abargues,*a   Rachid Gradess,ab   Josep Canet-Ferrer,a   Kamal Abderrafi,a   José Luís. Valdésa  and  Juan Martínez-Pastora  

* Corresponding authors

a Material Science Institute, University of Valencia, P.O. Box 22085, Valencia, Spain
E-mail: Rafael.Abargues@uv.es
Fax: 963543633
Tel: 963543622

b Deptartement of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, B.P. 146, Mohammedia, Morocco

Abstract

Here we report on a new route to synthesize colloidal silver and gold nanoparticles, potentially scalable for massive nanoparticle-production. This method is based on the microwave-assisted heterogeneous reduction of the metal salts with polyvinylalcohol. The reaction is carried out in alcohols, which are non-solvents for polyvinylalcohol. Nanoparticles can be very easily separated by filtration. The reaction kinetics are extremely fast. Size-controlled formation of nanoparticle agglomerates is accomplished with a seed-mediated synthesis of nanoparticles upon MW exposure.

Graphical abstract: Scalable heterogeneous synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and aggregates with polyvinyl alcohol

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B819027E
Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Oct 2008
Accepted
19 Dec 2008
First published
12 Feb 2009

New J. Chem., 2009,33, 913-917

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Scalable heterogeneous synthesis of metallic nanoparticles and aggregates with polyvinyl alcohol

R. Abargues, R. Gradess, J. Canet-Ferrer, K. Abderrafi, J. Luís. Valdés and J. Martínez-Pastor, New J. Chem., 2009, 33, 913 DOI: 10.1039/B819027E

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