Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for continuously preparing mineral particles by means of the thermolysis of mineral precursors in an aqueous medium, comprising contacting: a reactive flow, including mineral precursors at a temperature lower than the conversion temperature thereof; and a heat transfer flow that is countercurrent to said reactive flow and contains water at a temperature that is sufficient to bring the precursors to a temperature higher than the conversion temperature thereof, the mixture flow that results from said reactive flow and said heat transfer flow then being conveyed into a tubular reactor, inside of which particles are formed by gradually converting the precursors, and where the reactive flow and the heat transfer flow are placed in contact with each other inside a mixing chamber, inside of which the reactive flow and the heat transfer flow are fed by supply pipes having outlet cross-sections that are smaller than the maximum cross-section of said mixing chamber. The invention also relates to a device for implementing said method.
Abstract:
The method of manufacturing hexagonal ferrite magnetic particles comprises applying, in a water-based solution, an adhering matter comprising a glass component and an alkaline earth metal to iron oxide particles to which a surfactant adheres, and calcining the iron oxide particles to which the adhering matter adheres to obtain a calcined product in which a main component that is detected by X-ray diffraction analysis is hexagonal ferrite.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing magnetic and/or radioactive metal nanoparticles, the process comprising: preparing an electrolyte solution including metal ions and a stabilizer; generating a plasma at an interface of the electrolyte solution at atmospheric pressure; and recovering magnetic and/or radioactive metal nanoparticles. The magnetic metal nanoparticles can comprise magnetoradioactive nanoparticles. The magnetic metal nanoparticles can be used as MRI contrast agents and the magnetoradioactive nanoparticles can also be used as contrast agents and for dual PET/MRI applications. It also relates to a multi-plasma apparatus for synthesizing nanoparticles.
Abstract:
Methods of producing a metal oxide are disclosed. The method comprises dissolving a metal salt in a reaction solvent to form a metal salt/reaction solvent solution. The metal salt is converted to a metal oxide and a caustic solution is added to the metal oxide/reaction solvent solution to adjust the pH of the metal oxide/reaction solvent solution to less than approximately 7.0. The metal oxide is precipitated and recovered. A method of producing adsorption media including the metal oxide is also disclosed, as is a precursor of an active component including particles of a metal oxide.
Abstract:
Thin-film lithium-based batteries and electrochromic devices (10) are fabricated with positive electrodes (12) comprising a nanocomposite material composed of lithiated metal oxide nanoparticles (40) dispersed in a matrix composed of lithium tungsten oxide.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to nanoconjugates. In particular, the present invention provides nanoconjugates for diagnostic (e.g., imaging), research, and clinical (e.g., targeted treatment) applications.
Abstract:
A method for providing nanoparticle clusters of controlled dimensions is described. The method involves an activation of individual nanoparticles and the subsequent interaction between activated particles to form a cluster.
Abstract:
CO2 capture from flue gas is a costly procedure, usually due to the energy required for regeneration of the capture medium. One potential medium which could reduce such an energy consumption, however, is Na2CO3. It has been well studied as a sorbent, and it is understood that the theoretical energy penalty of use of Na2CO3 for CO2 separation is low, due to the relatively low heat of reaction and low heat capacity of the material. While it offers some advantages over other methods, its primary downfall is the slow reaction with CO2 during adsorption and the slow Na2CO3 regeneration process. In an effort to reduce the energy penalty of post-combustion CO2 capture, the catalytic decomposition of NaHCO3 is studied. Nanoporous TiO(OH)2 is examined as a potential catalytic support for a cyclic Na2CO3/NaHCO3 based CO2 capture process. FT-IR, SEM, and XRD characterization of NaHCO3 supported on nanoporous TiO(OH)2 treated with different processes indicate that TiO(OH)2 is stable within the temperature range necessary for such a process, up to about 200° C. More importantly, the TiO(OH)2 has a catalytic effect on the decomposition of NaHCO3, reducing the activation energy from about 75 kJ/mol to 36 kJ/mol. This significant drop in activation energy could translate into a much lower operating cost for regenerating Na2CO3. The reaction rate of NaHCO3 decomposition, or CO2 desorption, is observed to increase by as much as a factor of ten due to this decrease in activation energy.
Abstract translation:烟道气中的二氧化碳捕获是一个昂贵的过程,通常是由于捕获介质再生所需的能量。 然而,可以减少这种能量消耗的一种潜在介质是Na 2 CO 3。 作为吸附剂已经被很好地研究,并且可以理解,由于反应热较少并且材料的热容量低,使用Na 2 CO 3进行CO 2分离的理论能量损失较低。 虽然它比其他方法提供了一些优势,但它的主要垮台是吸附过程中CO2的缓慢反应和缓慢的Na2CO3再生过程。 为了减少燃烧后CO2捕获的能量损失,研究了NaHCO 3的催化分解。 检测纳米多孔TiO(OH)2作为基于CO 2捕获过程的环状Na 2 CO 3 / NaHCO 3的潜在催化载体。 用不同方法处理的纳米多孔TiO(OH)2负载的NaHCO3的FT-IR,SEM和XRD表征表明,TiO(OH)2在这种方法所需的温度范围内是稳定的,高达约200℃。 重要的是,TiO(OH)2对NaHCO 3的分解具有催化作用,将活化能从约75kJ / mol降低至36kJ / mol。 活化能的这种显着下降可以转化成用于再生Na 2 CO 3的低得多的操作成本。 由于活化能的降低,观察到NaHCO3分解或CO 2脱附的反应速率增加了10倍。
Abstract:
Disclosed is a porous metal oxide obtained by subjecting metal alkoxide and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensate of the metal alkoxide to a sol-gel reaction in the presence of terminally branched copolymer particles represented by the following general formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of not more than 2.5×104 to obtain an organic-inorganic composite and removing the terminally branched copolymer particles from the composite,
Abstract:
The present invention relates to cubic or octahedral ferrite nanoparticles and a method for preparing the same. In particular, the present invention is directed to a ferrite nanocube which is superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic, and a method for preparing a ferrite nanocube, comprising heating a mixture of a metal precursor, a surfactant and a solvent.