Manganese Carbonate (MnCO3) Nanoparticles

Manganese Carbonate (MnCO₃) nanoparticles have found various different applications in different industries due to their special electric configuration and distorted spinel structure and their unique ion-exchange, molecular adsorption, catalysis, electrochemical, and magnetic properties. MnCO₃ is stable in its rhombohedral calcite-type structure up to 50 GPa. This material is usually found in a pinkish-white powder form. Its solubility in water, ammonia, and alcohol is negligible however; it is soluble in dilute acids. MnCO₃ is widely used in fertilizer, white pigment, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and rubber, paper industries, electronics, medicine, and ceramics industries. The catalytic properties of MnCO₃ are utilized in oxidation reactions. Recently, it is also used as anode materials for lithium-ion batteries owing to their large lithiation capacity (theoretical capacity: 466 mAh/g), high abundance, and environmental benignity.