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US 11,559,839 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for producing nanoscale materials
AssigneeUniversity of Ulster
InventorsDavide Mariotti, Paul Maguire
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Abstract
A method of producing nanoscale materials comprising the steps of entraining liquid droplets containing at least one nanoparticle precursor within a gaseous stream, and passing said gaseous stream containing said liquid droplets through a non-thermal equilibrium plasma whereby said plasma interacts with said at least one nanoparticle precursor to produce nanoparticles within said droplets without substantial evaporation of the droplets and conveying the thus produced nanoparticles within said gaseous stream downstream of said plasma.
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A method of producing nanoscale materials comprising the steps of:
- entraining, within a gaseous stream, liquid droplets comprising a liquid carrier, said droplets containing at least one nanoparticle precursor;
- passing said gaseous stream, containing said liquid droplets, through a non-thermal equilibrium plasma, whereby said plasma interacts with said at least one nanoparticle precursor to produce nanoparticles within said droplets without substantial evaporation of the droplets;
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- conveying the thus produced nanoparticles within said gaseous stream downstream of said plasma.
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