| CPC C01B 35/126 (2013.01) [B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 35/127 (2013.01); C02F 1/281 (2013.01); C02F 1/30 (2013.01); C01P 2002/01 (2013.01); C01P 2002/60 (2013.01); C01P 2002/76 (2013.01); C01P 2002/85 (2013.01); C01P 2004/03 (2013.01); C01P 2004/04 (2013.01); C01P 2004/32 (2013.01); C01P 2004/50 (2013.01); C01P 2004/82 (2013.01); C02F 2101/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

|
1. A particulate nanocomposite material comprising, as determined by X-ray diffraction:
elemental carbon;
an orthorhombic CaB2O4 crystalline phase;
a triclinic Mg2B2O5 crystalline phase; and,
a monoclinic Zn3B2O6 crystalline phase,
wherein, based on the total number of atoms in the nanocomposite material:
the atomic concentration of carbon (C) is from about 1 to about 5 atom %;
the atomic concentration of boron (B) is from about 1 to about 10 atom %;
the atomic concentration of magnesium (Mg) is from about 5 to about 15 atom %;
the atomic concentration of calcium (Ca) is from about 5 to about 15 atom %; and,
the atomic concentration of zinc (Zn) is from about 5 to about 15 atom %.
|