Saint Louis University – TechConnect Briefs

Synthesis of Air-stable Aluminum Nanoparticles capped with 1, 2 -Epoxy-9-Decene/ Methyl Methacrylate and Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)

Patel A., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Jelliss P.A., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US

Aluminum metal, with its light weight, high energy density, and ready availability is particularly valued in energetic application such as fuel additives. Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) offer the advantage of accessing this high energy content [...]

Capping and Passivation of Aluminum Nanoparticles: Aluminum-Induced Alkene Polymerization

Thomas B.J., Lloyd E., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Jelliss P.A., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US

Aluminum nanoparticles (Al NPs) have long been utilized for high-density energy storage and small-scale hydrogen production. The enthalpy of reaction for the formation of aluminum oxide (-1675.7 kJ mol-1) is a major reason for aluminum’s [...]

Polymerization Passivation Strategies for the Stabilization of Energetic Aluminum Nanomaterials

Jelliss P.A., Thomas B.J., Patel A., Lloyd E., Guliants E.A., Bunker C.E., Buckner S.W., Saint Louis University, US

We are developing aluminum nanoparticle (Al NP) passivation strategies based on our established protocols for polymerization of epoxide molecules with a view to fabricating air-stable Al NPs with long shelf-lives. Additionally we have discovered that [...]