Table 2. Yield, Average Particle Diameter (Dparticle) for the Flower Structures/Average Rod Length (Lrod) for the Sea Urchin Structures, and Specific Surface Area (SSA), Measured through BET, of the Flower-Shaped Particles and Sea-Urchin-Shaped Particles, Respectivelya.
| flowers | yield (%) | Dparticle (μm) | SSA (m2/g) | sea urchins | yield (%) | Dparticle (μm) | SSA (m2/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZnORef-flower (run 1) | 81 | 3.52 | 5.45 | ZnORef-sea-urchin (run 4) | 63 | 2.45 | 1.98 |
| ZnOCNF1-flower (run 2) | 89 | 2.63 | 6.77 | ZnOCNF1-sea-urchin (run 5) | 73 | 1.44 | 5.03 |
| ZnOCNF2-flower (run 3) | 95 | 1.76 | 8.84 | ZnOCNF2-sea-urchin (run 6) | 74 | 1.34 | 5.59 |
a
All yield values for the reactions obtained with CNF present were associated with standard deviations of approx. ±1.5%. Runs 1 and 4 (see Table 1) represent the reference reactions of the flower- and the sea-urchin-shaped particles, respectively, in the absence of cellulose (CNF) during the synthesis. Runs 2 and 5 (see Table 1) show the effect of introducing 0.05 g/L of CNF in the synthesis reactions, whereas runs 3 and 6 (see Table 1) show the results of the same synthesis reactions containing 0.1 g/L of CNF.