A Contiunuous and Fully Scalable Interfacial Reactor for Nanoparticle Production
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: Inst of Particle Science & Engineering
Abstract
This discipline hopping project is proposed on the basis of mutual interest of the two academics, stimulated by the recent EPSRC event aimed at interfacing Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, with a strong desire to build critical mass in developing a novel continuous and fully scalable interfacial reactor for producing high value-added nanoparticulate products. These materials have potential applications in various industrial sectors such as electronics, fine chemicals, catalysis, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, healthcare and medicine. The aim is to establish a substantial long term collaboration that bridges the chemistry-chemical engineering interface, which will have the value-added effect of pump-priming new areas of research of both academic and industrial relevance. The project is concerned about a novel reacting system for continuous production of nanoparticles through interfacial templating, and further development of the system for large scale production. The research builds upon the complementary expertise of the applicants in reactor design, interfacial physics, interfacial chemistry, redox processes, nanoparticle characterisation, fluid mechanics, and multiphase transport phenomena. It will enable initial design of a fully scalable reacting system and preliminary experiments on the system.The two academics have each established active and flourishing research groups: they are keen to explore the broader applications of their research, using this EPSRC scheme as a springboard. This project will enable them to realise their ambitions in this direction and to gain an in-depth understanding of the state-of-the-art in the other participant's discipline.
Organisations
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Yulong Ding (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Grosu Y
(2020)
Inhibiting hot corrosion of molten Li2CO3-Na2CO3-K2CO3 salt through graphitization of construction materials for concentrated solar power
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Hassanpour A
(2009)
Effect of granulation scale-up on the strength of granules
in Powder Technology
Lee W
(2009)
Kinetics of nanoparticle synthesis by liquid-liquid interfacial reaction
in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Liu H
(2013)
Three-dimensional graphene/polyaniline composite material for high-performance supercapacitor applications
in Materials Science and Engineering: B
Mura E
(2021)
Nucleation of melt: From fundamentals to dispersed systems.
in Advances in colloid and interface science
Ng B
(2009)
Modelling of dense and complex granular flow in high shear mixer granulator-A CFD approach
in Chemical Engineering Science
Ng B
(2007)
Granular flow fields in vertical high shear mixer granulators
in AIChE Journal
Ng B
(2008)
On the relative importance of the kinetic and frictional contributions to granular motion in an annular Couette flow
in Chemical Engineering Science
Nithiyanantham U
(2019)
Nanoparticles as a high-temperature anticorrosion additive to molten nitrate salts for concentrated solar power
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Rahmanian N
(2008)
Effect of scale of operation on granule strength in high shear granulators
in Chemical Engineering Science