Functionalized Ultrahigh Surface Area Hierarchical Supports for Cracking, Purification, and Catalytic Storage
- Technology Benefits
- The traditional application of nanomaterials to larger substrates creates weak bonds, leading to leaching of the nanomaterials from the substrate. This loss of nanomaterials creates a disproportionately high cost for the end product, and also creates risk of dispersal to the reactor environment during use. The inventorΓÇÖs process creates a strong bond sufficient to endure mechanical shearing, ultrasonication, and aquatic rotation with undetectable loss of nanomaterials. This improvement reduces the cost of reactor manufacture, and improves reactor efficiency and safety.
- Technology Application
-  Hydrocarbon cracking Water purification Fuel cell optimization Porous support for catalysts Scaffolds for biological growth and tissue engineering  Antimicrobial agents and sensors
- Detailed Technology Description
- None
- *Abstract
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Problem: Nanomaterials may be used to increase the surface area of a substrate by several hundredfold. However, the traditional application of nanomaterials to substrates creates a weak bond, leading to leaching of the nanomaterials from the substrate. This loss of nanomaterials creates a disproportionately high cost for the end product, and also creates risk of accidental dispersal to the environment.Solution:Our Inventor has developed a platform technology used to strongly anchor various nanomaterials to substrates. The process creates a strong bond sufficient to endure mechanical shearing, ultrasonication, and aquatic rotation with little loss of nanomaterials. Further, the platform technology may be uniquely applied to create tailored solutions.
- *Principal Investigator
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Name: Sharmila Mukhopadhyay, Founding Director
Department: Center for Nanoscale Multifunctional Materials
- Country/Region
- USA
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