| CPC B01J 20/041 (2013.01) [B01J 20/28004 (2013.01); B01J 20/28011 (2013.01); B01J 20/28019 (2013.01); B01J 20/3078 (2013.01); B01J 35/39 (2024.01); B01J 35/70 (2024.01); C01B 35/128 (2013.01); C02F 1/288 (2013.01); C02F 1/30 (2013.01); C02F 1/725 (2013.01); C02F 1/281 (2013.01); C02F 1/283 (2013.01); C02F 2101/10 (2013.01); C02F 2101/30 (2013.01); C02F 2305/08 (2013.01); C02F 2305/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A particulate nanocomposite material comprising, as determined by X-ray diffraction:
elemental carbon;
an orthorhombic CaB2O4 crystalline phase;
a triclinic MnMgB2O5 crystalline phase; and,
a Ca3B2O6 crystalline phase;
wherein, based on the total number of atoms in the nanocomposite material:
the atomic concentration of carbon (C) is from about 0.1 to about 5 atom %;
the atomic concentration of calcium (Ca) is from about 5 to about 15 atom %;
the atomic concentration of boron (B) is from about 1 to about 10 atom %;
the atomic concentration of manganese (Mn) is from about 5 to about 15 atom %; and,
the atomic concentration of magnesium (Mg) is from about 5 to about 15 atom %.
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