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Title: Aerosol synthesis of nano and micro-scale zero valent metal particles from oxide precursors

Abstract

In this work a novel aerosol method, derived form the batch Reduction/Expansion Synthesis (RES) method, for production of nano / micro-scale metal particles from oxides and hydroxides is presented. In the Aerosol-RES (A-RES) method, an aerosol, consisting of a physical mixture of urea and metal oxide or hydroxides, is passed through a heated oven (1000 C) with a residence time of the order of 1 second, producing pure (zero valent) metal particles. It appears that the process is flexible regarding metal or alloy identity, allows control of particle size and can be readily scaled to very large throughput. Current work is focused on creating nanoparticles of metal and metal alloy using this method. Although this is primarily a report on observations, some key elements of the chemistry are clear. In particular, the reducing species produced by urea decomposition are the primary agents responsible for reduction of oxides and hydroxides to metal. It is also likely that the rapid expansion that takes place when solid/liquid urea decomposes to form gas species influences the final morphology of the particles.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory
  2. UNM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1020967
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-10-04206; LA-UR-10-4206
TRN: US201116%%645
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: IMECE2010 ; November 11, 2010 ; Vancouver, BC, Canada
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; AEROSOLS; ALLOYS; DECOMPOSITION; EXPANSION; HYDROXIDES; METALS; MIXTURES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES; PRODUCTION; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS; UREA

Citation Formats

Phillips, Jonathan, Luhrs, Claudia, Lesman, Zayd, Soliman, Haytham, and Zea, Hugo. Aerosol synthesis of nano and micro-scale zero valent metal particles from oxide precursors. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Phillips, Jonathan, Luhrs, Claudia, Lesman, Zayd, Soliman, Haytham, & Zea, Hugo. Aerosol synthesis of nano and micro-scale zero valent metal particles from oxide precursors. United States.
Phillips, Jonathan, Luhrs, Claudia, Lesman, Zayd, Soliman, Haytham, and Zea, Hugo. 2010. "Aerosol synthesis of nano and micro-scale zero valent metal particles from oxide precursors". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1020967.
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abstractNote = {In this work a novel aerosol method, derived form the batch Reduction/Expansion Synthesis (RES) method, for production of nano / micro-scale metal particles from oxides and hydroxides is presented. In the Aerosol-RES (A-RES) method, an aerosol, consisting of a physical mixture of urea and metal oxide or hydroxides, is passed through a heated oven (1000 C) with a residence time of the order of 1 second, producing pure (zero valent) metal particles. It appears that the process is flexible regarding metal or alloy identity, allows control of particle size and can be readily scaled to very large throughput. Current work is focused on creating nanoparticles of metal and metal alloy using this method. Although this is primarily a report on observations, some key elements of the chemistry are clear. In particular, the reducing species produced by urea decomposition are the primary agents responsible for reduction of oxides and hydroxides to metal. It is also likely that the rapid expansion that takes place when solid/liquid urea decomposes to form gas species influences the final morphology of the particles.},
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