TY - JOUR
T1 - Fast synthesis of silver colloids with a low-cost 3D printed photo-reactor
AU - Ponce, Sebastian
AU - Hernandez, Mateo
AU - Vizuete, Karla
AU - Streitwieser, Daniela Almeida
AU - Debut, Alexis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Herein, a low-cost 3D printed photo-reactor system for the photo-chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles with different morphologies is presented. Silver colloids with a variety of colors were obtained after light irradiation in continuous flow. The combination of milli-fluidic devices and LED light illumination clearly speeds up the growing process (hours) compared to batch systems (day to months) with similar initial colloids. Moreover, the effect of residence time, and reactant concentrations were investigated. Results indicated three stages, such as induction, growth, and termination during photo-aggregation within the continuous flow reactor. Moreover, H2O2 treated samples grew 3.5 times faster than non-treated AgNP colloids, with a complete NP formation under 4 h.
AB - Herein, a low-cost 3D printed photo-reactor system for the photo-chemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles with different morphologies is presented. Silver colloids with a variety of colors were obtained after light irradiation in continuous flow. The combination of milli-fluidic devices and LED light illumination clearly speeds up the growing process (hours) compared to batch systems (day to months) with similar initial colloids. Moreover, the effect of residence time, and reactant concentrations were investigated. Results indicated three stages, such as induction, growth, and termination during photo-aggregation within the continuous flow reactor. Moreover, H2O2 treated samples grew 3.5 times faster than non-treated AgNP colloids, with a complete NP formation under 4 h.
KW - 3D printing
KW - Milli-fluidic devices
KW - Photo-aggregation
KW - Photo-irradiation
KW - Silver nanoparticles
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U2 - 10.1016/j.colcom.2021.100457
DO - 10.1016/j.colcom.2021.100457
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85109436656
SN - 2215-0382
VL - 43
JO - Colloids and Interface Science Communications
JF - Colloids and Interface Science Communications
M1 - 100457
ER -