Advanced reactor engineering with 3D printing for the continuous-flow synthesis of silver nanoparticles

Okafor, Obinna; Weilhard, Andreas; Fernandes, Jesum A.; Karjalainen, Erno; Goodridge, Ruth; Sans, Victor

Abstract

© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. The implementation of advanced reactor engineering concepts employing additive manufacturing is demonstrated. The design and manufacturing of miniaturised continuous flow oscillatory baffled reactors (mCOBR) employing low cost stereolithography based 3D printing is reported for the first time. Residence time distribution experiments have been employed to demonstrate that these small scale reactors offer improved mixing conditions at a millimetre scale, when compared to tubular reactors. Nearly monodisperse silver nanoparticles have been synthesised employing mCOBR, showing higher temporal stability and superior control over particle size distribution than tubular flow reactors.

Citation

Okafor, O., Weilhard, A., Fernandes, J. A., Karjalainen, E., Goodridge, R., & Sans, V. (2017). Advanced reactor engineering with 3D printing for the continuous-flow synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 2(2), 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6re00210b

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 25, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jan 25, 2017
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 2, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 2, 2017
• Journal: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering
• Electronic ISSN: 2058-9883
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 129-136
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c6re00210b
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/839034
• Publisher URL: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/RE/C6RE00210B#!divAbstract
• Contract Date: Feb 2, 2017