Piston reactor for depositing nanoparticles on structured substrates
AssigneeHamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
InventorsMa'moun Al-Rawashdeh, Anchu Ashok, Kai Fischer
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for a piston reactor for depositing nanoparticles on structured substrates. According to one aspect of the present disclosure a piston reactor for depositing nanoparticles on structured substrates. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure a method of using a piston reactor for depositing nanoparticles on structured substrates.
Claims19
A piston reactor for depositing nanoparticles on structured substrates, the piston reactor comprising:
- a repurposed internal combustion engine comprising:
- a fuel unit,
- a combustion chamber, and
- an outlet,
- a trapping unit,
- wherein the fuel unit is configured to use a reactive solution and oxidizing agent,
- wherein the reactive solution comprises a conventional engine fuel mixed with hydrocarbon-based organic solvents that can contain metal precursor,
- wherein the outlet is coupled to the trapping unit,
- wherein the combustion chamber is high pressure and high temperature, and
- wherein structured supports are placed in the trapping unit.
A system for depositing carbon nanoparticles and metal nanoparticles on structured substrates, the system comprising:
- a piston reactor for depositing nanoparticles on structured substrates, the piston reactor comprising:
- an repurposed internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine comprising:
- a fuel unit with or without mixing unit,
- a combustion chamber,
- and
- an outlet,
- a trapping unit,
- wherein the fuel unit is configured to use a reactive solution with or without mixing unit,
- wherein the reactive solution comprises a metal precursor, solvent and/or additives,
- wherein the outlet is coupled to the trapping unit,
- wherein the combustion chamber is high pressure and high temperature, and
- wherein structured supports are placed in the trapping unit.
A method of using a piston reactor for depositing carbon nanoparticles and metal nanoparticles on structured substrates, the piston reactor comprising an a fuel unit with or without mixing unit, a combustion chamber, and an outlet, the method comprising:
- mixing a reactive solution and oxidative agent in the mixing unit,
- supplying the reactive solution and air to the combustion chamber during an intake stroke,
- decomposing a metal precursor in the combustion chamber,
- combusting the metal precursor in the combustion chamber,
- producing nanoparticles,
- coating structured support with the nanoparticles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.