Nanoplatelet metal hydroxides and methods of preparing same
AssigneeAqua Resources Corporation
InventorOrville Lee Maddan
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Abstract
Nanoplatelet forms of metal hydroxide and metal oxide are provided, as well as methods for preparing same. The nanoplatelets are suitable for use as fire retardants and as agents for chemical or biological decontamination.
Claims11
Nanoplatelets having an average platelet diameter of from about 30 nm to about 3500 nm and an average thickness of from about 1 nm to about 400 nm, wherein the nanoplatelet is a hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of beryllium, scandium, chromium, gallium, yttrium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, cadmium, indium, tin, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, mercury, thallium, lead, bismuth, radium, and mixtures thereof, the nanoplatelets having an average aspect ratio of from about 15 to about 70, an average platelet diameter of from about 40 nm to about 120 nm, and an average thickness of from about 1 nm to about 4 nm.
Nanoplatelets having an average platelet diameter of from about 30 nm to about 3500 nm and an average thickness of from about 1 nm to about 400 nm, wherein the nanoplatelet is a hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of beryllium, scandium, chromium, gallium, yttrium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, cadmium, indium, tin, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, mercury, thallium, lead, bismuth, radium, and mixtures thereof, the nanoplatelets having an average aspect ratio of from about 15 to about 70, an average BET specific surface area of from about 100 m2/g to about 150 m2/g, and an average zeta potential of from about +60 mV to about −60 mV.
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