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The development of ultra-fine metal powders is of great current
commercial interest. For example, fine nickel powder is a required
ingredient for rechargeable batteries for electric hybrid cars. A new,
advantageous method for fine metal powder production is the aerosol flow
method. The precursor powder is fed through a heated transport tube as a
disperse dust cloud. Typical residence times for the aerosol transport
tube are on the order of only a few seconds, resulting in fine,
non-agglomerated metal product powder.
Student: Casey Carney (Ph.D. candidate)
Faculty: Alan
Weimer and Christine Hrenya
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