Dvorsky R., Svoboda L., Trojková J., Bednář J., Mančík P., Kostura B.
Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, CZ
Keywords: cavitation, disintegration, nanoparticles, silicon
With the current rapid development of nanotechnology, top-down preparation of nanoparticles by various disintegration techniques became an important industrial sector. In addition to the presently common high speed bead mills working with particles in liquid dispersions, jet mills are also frequently used. They operate in dry disintegration mode of extreme aerosol flow with cyclonic separation of the fine fraction. The common characteristics of these both mill types is the submicron size of disintegrated output particles. Very promising alternative to these techniques is use of the disintegrating effect of cavitation implosion. In this work, we present experimental results and technical experience with a new experimental device for cavitation disintegration of microparticles and nanoparticles in dense liquid dispersions. In first test experiments, the mean size of the primary silicon particles of 125 nm was reduced to 40 nm by the cavitation disintegration lasting 200 minutes.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Materials for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability: TechConnect Briefs 2015
Published: June 14, 2015
Pages: 111 - 114
Industry sector: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
Topic: Catalysis
ISBN: 978-1-4987-4728-8