STTR Phase I: Process to Produce Powder Metal Fluorides

这个小企业技术转让（STTR）第一阶段项目旨在开发一种新的化学方法，通过金属与碳氟化合物的直接反应制备金属氟化物。新工艺非常适合于以下产品的生产： (1)用于光通信的电线;（2）用于产生含氟聚合物的高表面积金属氟化物催化剂;和（3）光学薄膜，例如抗反射涂层。最后一个例子代表了目前80亿美元的市场。与目前工业上采用的沉积方法相比，所提出的化学方法本质上更便宜和更快;此外，它不使用现在所需的极其危险的试剂。该项目旨在让代表性不足的学生参与实习，并通过帮助在该州建立一个高科技研究基地来支持这些和其他毕业生留在爱荷华州。

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I project aims to develop a novel chemistry to prepare metal fluorides by the direct reaction of metals with fluorocarbons. The new process is highly suited to the manufacture of: (1) wires for optical communications; (2) high-surface-area metal fluoride catalysts used in the generation of fluoropolymers; and, (3) optical thin films such as anti-reflective coatings. The final example represents an $8 billion market at this time. As compared with the deposition methods presently employed by industry, the chemistry proposed is inherently cheaper and faster; in addition it does not use the extremely hazardous reagents that are now required. The project aims to involve under-represented students as interns, and to support the retention of these and other graduates in Iowa by helping to build a high tech research base in the state.