In the sol-gel process, the conversion of monomers to colloidal solutions creates an integrated polymer network. By adding strong acids to the sol-gel technique this creates a strong interconnected network. The goal of the experiment was to compare the two acids and prove if interconnection improved within the sol-gel samples. In the image below, the control was pure uranium salt. The Pure uranium salt confirms the solvent used was not contaminated and picked up both Silica and OH bonds which are standard. Once U3O8/SiO2 was constructed using no acids as catalysis, Figures and confirm the sol-gel method created the strong OH bonds around the 3000 cm -1 area on the graph confirming proper nano synthesis. Additionally, the yellow to dark olive color observed served as an additional indicator. Once U3O8/SiO2 was constructed using the traditional sol-gel methodology, two acids were added to improve interconnectivity. Due to more background noise appearing in the 4000-3000 cm -1 region, one can confer the thermal treatment, was not as successful. The desired goal is for a clean spectrum showing a clear sharp peak around the 1000 cm -1 region with no additional functional group once proper heating treatment is in effect. Below, Figures and are picking up more noise in the area, showing the thermal treatment was successful but provided little to no changes within the process.