Hydrothermal synthesis of fine oxide powders

This is a review and an overview on hydrothermal synthesis of fine oxide powders. The term hydrothermal today includes methods which involve water at pressures (from 1 atm-several kilobars) and high temperatures from 100-10,000 degreesC. Hydrothermal is one of the best methods to produce pure fine oxide powders. The authors describe (i) hydrothermal decomposition, (ii) hydrothermal metal oxidation, (iii) hydrothermal reaction, (iv) hydrothermal precipitation and hydrothermal hydrolysis, (v) hydrothermal electrochemical, (vi) reactive electrode submerged are, (vii) hydrothermal microwave, (viii) hydrothermal sonochemical, etc and also ideal and real powders.