Table 1.
Sample | Synthesis Method | Use of Potassium Humate | Volume Weighted Crystallite Size, WPPM (nm) | Lattice Parameter (nm) | Average Particle Size, TEM (nm) |
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HS-0 | thermal | not used | 8.3 | 0.8426 | 9.3 ± 3.3 |
MW-HS-0 | microwave | not used | 8.6 | 0.8429 | 8.7 ± 1.7 |
MW-HS-1 | microwave | after precipitation | 8.7 | 0.8429 | 8.2 ± 2.3 |
MW-HS-2 | microwave | before precipitation | 8.8 | 0.8431 | 8.4 ± 1.6 |
MW-HS-3 | microwave | before salts dissolution | 7.9 | 0.8455 | 9.4 ± 1.5 |