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The interplay between agglomeration and coating of nanoparticles in the gas phase
Start date:2011-12-01
End date:2016-11-30
Project Acronym:AGGLONANOCOAT
Project status:Execution
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| Organization name:TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT | |
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Name:Jose |
Stevinweg 2628 CN DELFT NEDERLAND Region:WEST-NEDERLAND ZUID-HOLLAND Delft en Westland |
| Tel:+31-152787413 | |
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Description
Objective:
This proposal aims to develop a generic synthesis approach for core-shell nanoparticles by unravelling the relevant mechanisms. Core-shell nanoparticles have high potential in heterogeneous catalysis, energy storage, and medical applications. However, on a fundamental level there is currently a poor understanding of how to produce such nanostructured particles in a controllable and scalable manner. The main barriers to achieving this goal are understanding how nanoparticles agglomerate to loose dynamic clusters and controlling the agglomeration process in gas flows during coating, such that uniform coatings can be made. This is very challenging because of the two-way coupling between agglomeration and coating. During the coating we change the particle surfaces and thus the way the particles stick together. Correspondingly, the stickiness of particles determines how easy reactants can reach the surface. Innovatively the project will be the first systematic study into this multi-scale phenomenon with investigations at all relevant length scales.
Current synthesis approaches mostly carried out in the liquid phase are typically developed case by case. I will coat nanoparticles in the gas phase with atomic layer deposition (ALD): a technique from the semi-conductor industry that can deposit a wide range of materials. ALD applied to flat substrates offers excellent control over layer thickness. I will investigate the modification of single particle surfaces, particle-particle interaction, the structure of agglomerates, and the flow behaviour of large number of agglomerates. To this end, I will apply a multidisciplinary approach, combining disciplines as physical chemistry, fluid dynamics, and reaction engineering.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-12-01
End date:2016-11-30
Duration:60 months
Project Reference:279632
Project cost:1409952 EURO
Project Funding:1409952 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:ERC Starting Grant - Products and process engineering
Contract type:ERC Starting Grant
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Subject index:Earth Sciences
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Record control number:101314
