Synthesis and aplication of Fe2O3 controlled materials and their hybrids with metal nanoparticles

• Grant number: 16/16377-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2016
• End date: November 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Inorganic Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Pedro Henrique Cury Camargo
• Grantee: Isabella Genesini Freitas
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims at the synthesis of hybrid a-Fe2O3 and metallic nanoparticles (Ag, Au , Pd and Pt) for applications in catalysis , photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis , first of all, in oxidation model reactions and / or hydrogenation, and in the future in advanced and innovative applications. (AU)