SBIR Phase I: A method and reactor for continuous production of titania and related metal oxide nanowires

小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目旨在开发一种新的方法和反应器，用于连续和大规模生产二氧化钛和其他相关金属氧化物纳米线。廉价的微米级金属氧化物和球形粉末将使用等离子体氧化方案转化为纳米线。该方法的快速反应时间（大约几分钟）将允许开发用于连续生产纳米线粉末的反应器。该项目的更广泛/商业影响将是为大批量生产基于硅藻土的材料提供工艺和反应器的潜力。二氧化钛和氧化锰纳米线粉末将在运输和大规模存储的锂离子电池中找到商业应用。二氧化铈和二氧化钛纳米线粉末还可用于催化剂、涂料、轻质和光学复合材料等。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to develop a new method and reactor for continuous and large-scale production of titania and other related metal oxide nanowires. Inexpensive micron scale metal oxide and spherically shaped powders will be converted to nanowires using a plasma oxidation scheme. The fast reaction time (on the order of minutes) of this process will allow the development of a reactor for continuous production of nanowire powders. The broader/commercial impact of this project will be the potential to provide a process and reactor for the production of nanowire-based materials in large volume. Titania and manganese oxide nanowire powders will find commercial applications in lithium-ion batteries for transportation and large-scale storage. Ceria and titania nanowire powders may also be used in catalysis, paints, light-weight and optical composite materials etc.