Copper Nanoparticles and Nanofluids-based W/O Emulsions Synthesized with Droplet Microreactors

Xiaohao      Wei; Tiantian      Kong; Liqiu      Wang

doi:10.2174/1573413711208010117

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We report a simple emulsion-based approach to form the droplet microreactors for synthesizing fine copper nanoparticles. The as-synthesized copper nanoparticles have a smaller diameter of ∼ 5 nm in comparison with those prepared in conventional beaker macroreactors. The nanoparticle size increases with the volume of the droplet microreactor. The measured thermal conductivity of the emulsion agrees well with the prediction by Maxwell model.

Keywords: Copper nanoparticles, nanofluids, droplet microreactors, thermal conductivity, conventional beaker macroreactors

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Current Nanoscience

Title: Copper Nanoparticles and Nanofluids-based W/O Emulsions Synthesized with Droplet Microreactors

Volume: 8 Issue: 1

Author(s): Xiaohao Wei, Tiantian Kong and Liqiu Wang

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Keywords: Copper nanoparticles, nanofluids, droplet microreactors, thermal conductivity, conventional beaker macroreactors

Abstract: We report a simple emulsion-based approach to form the droplet microreactors for synthesizing fine copper nanoparticles. The as-synthesized copper nanoparticles have a smaller diameter of ∼ 5 nm in comparison with those prepared in conventional beaker macroreactors. The nanoparticle size increases with the volume of the droplet microreactor. The measured thermal conductivity of the emulsion agrees well with the prediction by Maxwell model.

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Wei Xiaohao, Kong Tiantian and Wang Liqiu, Copper Nanoparticles and Nanofluids-based W/O Emulsions Synthesized with Droplet Microreactors, Current Nanoscience 2012; 8 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711208010117