CPC C08J 3/12 (2013.01) [B82B 3/008 (2013.01); C01G 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01P 2002/52 (2013.01); C01P 2004/30 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A method of agglomerating nanoparticles to form larger agglomerates, comprising the steps of:
mixing said nanoparticles with a resin to form a first mixture of agglomerates suspended in said resin, said first mixture comprising agglomerates having a largest dimension which is greater than a predetermined specified dimension;
bead milling said first mixture to produce a second mixture with a reduced number of agglomerates having said largest dimension greater than said predetermined specified dimension; and
filtering said second mixture to produce a third mixture of agglomerates suspended in said resin, wherein substantially none of said agglomerates have a largest dimension greater than said predetermined specified dimension; wherein said first mixture comprises a percentage by weight of nanoparticles to resin of substantially three percent.
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