ATOM INDONESIA JOURNAL
Editor’s Report
Article No. : #446
Title of Paper : MONOCLINIC AND ORTHORHOMBIC STRUCTURES OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ZIRCONIA: PRELIMINARY STUDY ON PREPARATION OF ZIRCONIA NANOMATERIALS AS AN ADSORBENT FOR MOLYBDENUM-99 RADIONUCLIDE
Referee Name : Dr. Imam Kambali
Comment on Descriptions 1. Title
[ ] Appropriate [X] Should be changed
2. Abstract
Yes[X] No[ ] Is the length reasonable?
Yes[X] No[ ] Is it an appropriate summary of the content?
3. Main Text
Yes[X] No[ ] Is there anything new in this work?
Yes[X] No[ ] Is the relation to previous studies adequately stated?
Yes[X] No[ ] Are the assumption(s) and/or method(s) described comprehensively?
Yes[X] No[ ] Are the new results adequately emphasized?
Line # Referee’s Comments
1
The title is a bit too long; therefore the authors are suggested to shorten it, for example:
Preparation and Characterization of Zirconia Nanomaterial as a Molybdenum-99 Adsorber
72 Delete the words: resulted in
126 Replace the word ‘highly’ with ‘high’
140 Replace the word ‘stated with’ with ‘namely’
143- 149
Mention the specifications/types of the FT-IR, XRD, TEM equipment in the experimental method section
145 Replace the word experimental’ with ‘experiment’
212-
214 Reproduce the chemical reaction diagram so that it is more readable 219-
222 Reproduce the chemical reaction diagram so that it is more readable 212-
222 How would you know that the assumed reactions are correct?
228, 250-
256
Is it possible to put Figures 2-4 into a single figure? This will allow easier comparison.
For Figure 2-4, Could you provide better spectrum resolution or reproduce the spectrum?
Also, please use bigger font size for the text in the figures so that it is easily readable 338-
384 Please reproduce the spectrum in Figures 6,7,9 so that they are clear and easily readable 296,
391
In the discussion section (line 296), the authors state that the average particle size is 20 nm, whereas in the conclusion section it is 17 nm (line 391). Which one is correct?
403 Mention the exact size of the particle instead of saying < 20nm
Final comments and recommendations:
This is very good experimental result and discussion of the manuscript. However, while the data present and discussed in this manuscript are of interest to publish in AIJ, the authors fail to present spectrum with better resolutions. Therefore for clearer figures and readable texts in the Figures, the authors are suggested to reproduce the Figures as stated above. Also, please reproduce the chemical reactions in the texts.
This paper is recommended to be [ ] Accepted without further revision [X] Accepted with minor revision [ ] Major Revision is required [ ] Rejected
