Synthesis by Microwaves of Bimetallic Nano-Rhodium-Palladium

Table 1

Study of thermal transitions for the Rh and Pd gel and xerogel, respectively.

Rhodium thermal transition	Gel; 𝑇 (°C)	Xerogel; 𝑇 (°C)	Gel; weight loss (%)	Xerogel; weight loss (%)
Removal of the polymer (acrylamide)	241	230	13	9
Elimination of (NH4)2SO4 compound	328	378	76	82
Rh2O3 formation	620	597	99	99
Palladium thermal transition	Gel; 𝑇 (°C)	Xerogel; 𝑇 (°C)	Gel; weight loss (%)	Xerogel; weight loss (%)
Removal of the polymer (acrylamide)	148	148	96	96
Elimination of (NH4)2SO4 compound	273	300	56.2	92
Pd (NO3)2(H2O)2 formation	400	—	45	—
PdO decomposition	505	557	0.31	0.61