A METHOD OF PRODUCING A NANOMATERIAL FROM A VANADIUM SOURCE AND RELATED NANOMATERIALS

摘要

There is provided a method of producing a nanomaterial, the method comprising adding an alkaline earth metal salt to a leaching solution containing vanadate ions to form a mixture, the leaching solution being derived from a vanadium source, and precipitating an alkaline earth metal vanadate nanomaterial from the mixture. In particular, said vanadium source is an oil refinery waste or a carbon black waste. Also provided are nanomaterials derived from said vanadium source, the nanomaterial comprising alkaline earth metal vanadate nanostructures, and an electronic device comprising said nanomaterials.