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Synthesis of colloids based on gold nanoparticles dispersed in castor oil

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New colloidal solutions of gold nanoparticles (AuNP), using castor oil as a nontoxic organic dispersant agent, were prepared via three different methods. In all three cases, tetrachloroauric(III) acid was employed as the gold source. The colloids were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The AuNP produced by the three methods were quasispherical in shape, however with different average sizes. The individual characteristics of the nanoparticles presented in each colloidal system were also confirmed by observation of absorption maxima at different wavelengths of visible light. Each method of synthesis leads to colloids with different grades of stability with respect to particle agglomeration.

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The authors would like to acknowledge financial support from CAPES, CAPES procad no. 23051, CNPq/MCT, and Pronex/FAPEAL. M.R.M. would like to thank Prof. Dr. J. Dupont of the IQ-UFRGS for use of the facilities to obtain TEM images.

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  1. Grupo de Catálise e Reatividade Química, Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57072-970, Maceio, AL, Brazil

    E. C. da Silva, M. G. A. da Silva, S. M. P. Meneghetti & M. R. Meneghetti

  2. Laboratório de Catálise Molecular, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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  3. Optics and Materials Group – OPTMA, CAIXA POSTAL 2051, Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57061-970, Maceio, AL, Brazil

    M. A. R. C. Alencar & J. M. Hickmann

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da Silva, E.C., da Silva, M.G.A., Meneghetti, S.M.P. et al. Synthesis of colloids based on gold nanoparticles dispersed in castor oil. J Nanopart Res 10 (Suppl 1), 201–208 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-008-9483-z

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