“…In the literature many preparative techniques for Cr 2 O 3 nanoparticles are described, including a hard-template pathway with mesoporous silica, 6 hydrothermal reduction, 7,8 solution-combustion synthesis, 9 hydrazine reduction and thermal treatments, 10 urea-assisted homogeneous precipitation, 11,12 mechanochemical processing, 13 supercritical alcohol, 14 laser-induced pyrolysis, 15 sonochemical reaction, 16 microwave plasma, 17 condensation-polymerization process, 18 precipitation-gelation reaction 19 and gas condensation. 20 For most of them a large particle size distribution, low yields or important costs are the major disadvantages.…”