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TODAY'S COMMERCIAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE Fe2O3 nanopowders offer unremarkable surface areas ranging from 21-50 m2/gram. Industry Giant Sigma Aldrich adheres to the 50 m2/gram baseline for its lower-range surface area #, but its (disproportionately high) upper-range surface area # (245 m2/gram) can only be attributed to uncontrollable manufacturing fluctuations that generate +400% surface area variances... PERFORMANCE TUNING refers to recalibrating a single synthesis process's settings to generate multiple sets of particle grain size + surface area combinations. Being able to tailor a particle to the product or application in which it is being used is arguably the most finite form of engineering.