Nanoparticles for Sustainable Fluids

配方和混合液通过在卫生和医疗保健、汽车、建筑、食品保护和生产以及家庭和个人护理等关键工业部门中的使用，在现代生活的有效运作中发挥着关键作用。在配方或混合产品中进行明智的改变可以提高其有效性和可持续性。本博士学位论文探讨了贱金属纳米颗粒的合成、表征以及在配方和混合产品中的应用，以提高取决于其使用的关键性能和可持续性标准。可持续性标准将通过生命周期和技术经济评估来确定。本研究的主要目标包括：1.进行广泛的文献调查，以更好地了解纳米颗粒，不同的性质，如金属类型，颗粒大小和形态如何影响其最终性能，以及为什么许多纳米颗粒在配方中失败。根据关键性能标准(取决于应用)合成一系列可用于配方和混合产品的纳米颗粒。使用广泛的实验技术来表征纳米粒配方前后的尺寸、形状和稳定性。在配方和混合产品的背景下对纳米颗粒进行可持续性(LCA和技术经济)评估。“

Formulations and blended fluids play a critical role in effective functioning of modern-day life through their use in key industrial sectors such as health and medical care, automotive, construction, food protection and production, and home and personal care. Judicious changes in a formulation or blended product can enhance both its efficacy and sustainability.This PhD explores the synthesis, characterisation and application of base metal nanoparticles in formulations and blended products in order to enhance key performance and sustainability criteria dependent on their use . Sustainability criteria will be determined through life cycle and techno-economic assessments.Key aims of this research include:1. To undertake an extensive literature survey in order to gain a better understanding of nanoparticles, how different properties such as metal type, particle size and morphology impact its final properties, and why many nanoparticles fail in formulations.2. To synthesise a range of nanoparticles amenable for use in formulations and blended products based on key performance criteria (application dependent).3. To use a wide range of experimental techniques to characterise the size, shape and stability of the nanoparticles pre- and post-formulation.4. To undertake a sustainability (LCA and techno-economic) assessment of the nanoparticles within the context of a formulation and blended product."