Large-scale manufacture of ZnO nanorods by flame spray pyrolysis

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Hembram, K ^a,c   Sivaprakasam, D ^a   Rao, T N ^a   Wegner, K ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTRE FOR POWDER METALLURGY AND NEW MATERIALS ARCI   (India)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Combustion synthesis; Flame spray pyrolysis; Nanoparticles; Nanorods; Pilot scale manufacturing; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; ETHANOL; FLAME SPRAYING; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; OXIDE MINERALS; SPRAY GUNS; ZINC OXIDE;

ELONGATED NANOPARTICLES; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURE; PILOT SCALE; PRECURSOR SOLUTIONS; PROCESS CONDITION; SPRAY FLAMES; ZINC NITRATES;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

ALCOHOL; METHANOL; NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD; NITRATE; OXYGEN; ZINC; ZINC ION; ZINC OXIDE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CATALYST; DRY POWDER; FLAME SPRAY PYROLYSIS; GAS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PHASE; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; TETRAPOD;

EID: 84873341760     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1461-4     Document Type: Article

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