Continuous polyol synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using a segmented flow tubular reactor (SFTR)

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 10566-10581

  Testino, Andrea ^a   Pilger, Frank ^b   Lucchini, Mattia Alberto ^a,b   Quinsaat, Jose Enrico Q ^c,d   Stähli, Christoph ^e   Bowen, Paul ^d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

^e RMS Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continuous nanoparticle synthesis; Continuous polyol synthesis; Ethylene glycol; Segmented flow tubular reactor; SFTR

Indexed keywords

METAL; METAL NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; POLYMER; POLYOL;

CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; OXIDES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS;

EID: 84938340908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules200610566     Document Type: Article

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