Sector: Energy & Sustainability
Lithium selective adsorption on low-dimensional TiO2 nanoribbons
Low-dimensional TiO2-related nanomaterial with high morphology specificity, including nano-tube, -wire, -sheet, -fiber and -ribbon, had attracted particular interest in advanced applications as catalyst, solar-energy conversion semiconductor, gas sensor and electrochemical material, as it was discovered [...]
NanoZeolites – porous nanomaterials for cleantech, encapsulation and triggered release applications
Recent advances in hydrothermal synthesis techniques and procedures to modify the surfaces of the particles have led to the development of a new class of material – the NanoZeolites. The availability of porous, nanocrystalline materials [...]
Nanoscaled Mg(OH)2 Used as Flame Retardant Additive
Headwaters Technology Innovation (HTI) has applied aqueous colloidal chemistry with great success in the development of “bottom-up” nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. One such material is a nano-scaled magnesium hydroxide, NxCat® Mg(OH)2, which is primarily used as [...]
Towards Nanoscaled Systems: New Dispersing Technologies
The presentation will give an overview of state-of-the-art technologies and today’s possibilities as well as technical and regulatory limitations. The focus will be on the potential of a new generation of homogenizers, which allowfor the [...]
Self-Assembly of Polymers and NanoParticles in Personal Care Products
Soane Labs develops and applies nanotechnology and advanced polymer chemistry to the personal care industry trough novel colorants and high-affinity polymers. By controlling the spontaneous self-assembly of polymers and nanoparticles at interfaces, the color, look, [...]
Structure-property relationships in Pd/Polycarbonate based chemical sensors
Atre S.V., Valmikanathan O.P., Meka D.B., Prasad S., Oregon Nanoscience & Microtechnologies Institute, US
The effects of nanparticle surface chemistry, size, concentration and distribution on the properties of Pd/polycarbonate nanocomposites was investigated. Interesting trends in electrical conductivity and thermal stability of the nanomposites were identified. These trends were used [...]
Palladium/Polymer nanocomposite based Chemiresistive SO2 Sensor
Here we present a highly sensitive nanocomposite based Chemiresistive SO2 sensor. The main objective of this research is focused on developing a cost effective, integrable and disposable gas sensor which detects SO2 gas molecules in [...]
New Type of High Sensitive Detection of Particles Based on DeFET
This research work presents a new implementation of the CMOS electric-field sensor, titled as Differential Electric Field Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (DeFET). The DeFET is successfully used in detection of small partials and it is [...]
Nanosize Iron Oxide for CO Oxidation
Transition metal oxides are desirable alternatives to precious metals based catalysts for CO oxidation since they are less costly. Several nanosize iron oxides were prepared by using Headwaters Technology Innovation (HTI) NxCat® colloidal chemistry nanotechnology. [...]