Company USA
Technology
The manufacturing process itself is an adaptation of the gas phase condensation method covered by proprietary trade secrets and other key intellectual property. Metal is vaporized using resistance heat at a temperature beyond the boiling point of the material, until a sufficient rate of vaporization is achieved.
Through automated computer control of the metal flux, chamber pressure, temperature and gas flow, metal and metal alloy nanoparticles are manufactured with the desired size and particle distribution. The resistance heated vapor condensation method provides the best quality metal and metal alloy nanoparticles with the lowest level of agglomeration and fewest impurities in the marketplace. This method is the clear choice for low-cost commercial production of uniform, reproducible, metal and metal alloy nanoparticles.
Intellectual Property
The patent for the metal and metal alloy nanoparticles production method was allowed and includes seventy-three broad claims on the manufacturing process. Additional patent applications have been filed covering composition of nano alloys, unique dispersions, several commercial devices (battery, fuel cell, solar and hydrogen generation), and other clean-energy applications enabled by the use of nanomaterials.
Competing Technologies
Nanoscale materials were first created in the 1970's using the gas phase condensation method. Today, there are dozens of processes for producing nano materials worldwide. These processes include chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, reactive sputtering, laser pyrolysis, plasma gun spray conversion, mechanical alloying, grinding and sol gel. Most of these processes are relatively expensive and require sophisticated and complex equipment and labor intensive maintenance. In addition, these methods result in products with inconsistent particle size, distribution, shape and impurities with little ability to scale up to commercial quantities at reasonable prices.
The company's Process
The patented process is fully automated, operates 24/7, requires no supervision and little down time for reactor maintenance. Unlike competitive processes, the company have literally removed the potential for human error and expensive labor from the manufacturing equation.
The increased production rates and lower labor and conversion costs have enabled commercial application of these advanced materials by large manufacturers of consumer and industrial products.
APPLICATIONS
Electrodes
Enhanced Performance Characteristics:
Increased Surface Area
Increased Activity
Uses:
Zn/air Battery
Li-ion Battery
Hydrogen Fuel Cell & Reformate Fuel Cell (PEMFC & RFC)
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)
Formic Acid Fuel Cell (FAFC)
Integrated Circuits
Solar Cells
Water Electrolysis
Hydrogen Sensor
Hydrogen Storage
Coatings & Inks
Enhanced Performance Characteristics:
Highly Conductive
Magnetic
Anti-Corrosive
Increased Durability
Increased Thermal Conducivity
Antimicrobial
Abrasion Resistance
Uses:
Conductive
Radio Frequency Shielding
Paints
Magnetic or Conductive Polymers
Antimicrobial Coatings
Filtration
Enhanced Performance Characteristics:
High Selectivity Filtration
Uses:
Gas Separation
Biological Protection Systems
Bacteria & Biohazard Removal
Air Purification
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