Licensable Technologies : Materials : Fuel Cells

Combinatorial Nano-Chemistry - Method and Apparatus

Abstract
A method and apparatus for simultaneously creating, sorting, and evaluating wide ranges of nanoparticles.  Since the properties of nanomaterials vary greatly with composition and size, a combinatorial approach is well suited for identifying optimum compositions and sizes for specific applications.  For example, this invention could be used to simultaneously screen dozens of nanocatalysts to identify the best combination for accelerating a specific chemical process.

Application(s)

• Catalyst development for refining, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or other chemical processes
• Quantum dot screening for specific color combinations

Advantages

• Both generates and sorts the nanoparticles
• Rapidly screens up to 1000�s of material/size compositions simultaneously
• Applicable to almost all inorganic nanoparticles

IP Status: Available both Exclusively and Non Exclusively

Reference Number: 477

S Number: DOE reference no.(s): 100,526; 109,083

Patents & Applications:
Application(s) Pending

Posted: 08-23-2005

Contact
John Mott
Technology Transfer Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1663, MailStop C334
(505) 665-0883
jmott@lanl.gov