Solution Combustion Synthesis of Nanoscale Materials

Parallel solution combustion synthesis for combinatorial materials studies.

A parallel solution combustion synthesis technique was developed for combinatorial materials studies. The vigorous combustion reactions were successfully limited in the microreactors by using a substrate-net-mask microreactor system and the lowest adoptable furnace temperature. Using this technique, a luminescent materials library of Y3Al5O12/Tb(chi) was synthesized with the aid of an ink-jet d...

Solution Combustion Synthesis Boosts Ceria Activity towards Diesel Soot Combustion

Nano-sized particles of ceria with high surface area were processed by solution combustion synthesis (SCS) and their catalytic activity towards combustion of carbonaceous materials was compared with that obtained by simple thermal decomposition of cerium nitrate, exhibiting the same specific surface area. These two kinds of ceria powders were tested, by DTA and temperature programmed combustion...

Solution Combustion Preparation Of Nano-Al2O3: Synthesis and Characterization

The aluminum oxide materials are widely used in ceramics, refractories and abrasives due to their hardness, chemical inertness, high melting point, non-volatility and resistance to oxidation and corrosion. The paper describes work done on synthesis of α-alumina by using the simple, non-expensive solution combustion method using glycine as fuel.Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) nanoparticles were synthesiz...

Influence of Gravity on Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Materials

Combustion of multiphase reactants for the synthesis of nanocomposite materials

Controlling nanocomposite composition and morphology is a vital step toward designing new and advanced materials. The current work presents the results of an experimental investigation of the use of mixed-phase reactants for the synthesis of nanocomposite materials. Gas-phase tetramethyltin was used as a precursor for tin dioxide (SnO2). Metal additives were introduced to the SnO2 synthesis sys...