Carboxylation and Decarboxylation of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles Using Bifunctional Carboxylic Acids and Octylamine

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TGA of (a) unfunctionalized alumina NPs and alumina NPs functionalized with (b) 4-formylbenzoic acid, (c) p-hydroxybenzoic acid, (d) lysine, and (e) fumaric acid.