Nano-sized manganese oxide was synthesized by the solvothermal method. Manganese sulfate was used as a precursor, which is obtained from the Sumbawa manganese ore. Two kinds of the precipitating agent, ammonium persulfate and sodium hydroxide, were used in this study and the effect on the solvothermal product were examined thoroughly. The solvothermal temperature and time were 120°C for 18 hours, respectively, for both precipitating agents. The results showed that the phase of manganese oxide was influenced by the precipitating agent, as indicated by X-ray diffraction analysis. Phase <x-MnO2 was obtained from the reaction between MnSO4 and ammonium persulfate, while Mn3O4 for the sodium hydroxide. The formation of a-MnO2 was influenced by the excess of NH4 + which came from the manganese ore leaching into MnSO4. One notable finding in this study is that the morphology of manganese oxide was also affected by the precipitating agent. For instance, the shape of MnO2 and Mn3O4 was needle and sphere, respectively. Moreover, the strict long thinner needle of <x-MnO2 was formed and the aspect ratio increased at a higher temperature. While the particle size of Mn3O4 decreased with the increased temperature. These results imply that variation of a precipitating agent is imperative to obtain the specific manganese oxide product, including the shape.
Nano-sized manganese oxide was successfully synthesized from local manganese ore using solvothermal method. The manganese ore were obtained from Jereweh District, Sumbawa, West of Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The aims of this research are to study the effects of temperature and time to the morphology, size and phase of manganese oxide obtained by solvothermal method. In the first step, we performed the extraction of manganese precursor from manganese ore. The method to extract the manganese precursor was hydrometallurgy. The second step, manganese precursor that obtained in the first step was used to synthesis manganese oxide using solvothermal method. NaOH was used as precipitating agent. The phase, morphologies and particle size of manganese oxides were examined by x-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscopy.
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