Methods of manufacturing particles
US7074353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/258
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of manufacturing particles, especially nanoparticles, by way of precipitation from solution on a rotating surface (1) of a rotating surface reactor is disclosed. Nanoparticles with a tight size distribution may be manufactured in bulk and without the problems of agglomeration that are associated with traditional stirred-tank reactors. Use of a rotating surface reactor allows precipitation of nanoparticles from viscous, supersaturated solutions by way of homogeneous nucleation aided by strong micromixing.
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