
@article {OSONIO2018156,
	title = {Plasma-assisted reduction of silver ions impregnated into a natural zeolite framework},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {432},
	year = {2018},
	note = {20th International Vacuum Congress},
	pages = {156 - 162},
	abstract = {A green, dry, and energy-efficient method for the fabrication of silver-zeolite (AgZ) composite via 13.56MHz radio-frequency plasma reduction is demonstrated. Impregnation by soaking and ion-exchange deposition were performed to load the silver ions (Ag+) into the sodium-zeolite samples. Characterization was performed by optical emission spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Brunauer{\textendash}Emmett{\textendash}Teller analyses. Results indicate the successful reduction of Ag+ to its metallic state on the surface of the zeolite with a mean diameter of 165nm. This plasma-induced reduction technique opens possibilities in several areas including catalysis, adsorption, water treatment, and medicine.},
	keywords = {Ag nanoparticles, Composites, Natural zeolite, Plasma reduction},
	issn = {0169-4332},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.09.076},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433217327241},
	author = {Osonio, Airah P. and Magdaleno R. Vasquez}
}
