US 12,281,017 B2
Nanocomposites and related methods
Vikas Nandwana, Evanston, IL (US); and Vinayak P. Dravid, Glenview, IL (US)
Assigned to Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US)
Appl. No. 17/417,328
Filed by Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 20, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/067782
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 22, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/142266, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,321, filed on Jan. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/788,347, filed on Jan. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0059839 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. C01B 32/22 (2017.01); B01J 20/06 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/26 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C01B 32/20 (2017.01); C02F 1/28 (2023.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01); C09K 3/32 (2006.01); C10G 25/00 (2006.01); C11B 13/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/583 (2010.01); H01M 4/66 (2006.01)
CPC C01B 32/22 (2017.08) [B01J 20/06 (2013.01); B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/262 (2013.01); B01J 20/28007 (2013.01); B01J 20/28009 (2013.01); B01J 20/32 (2013.01); B01J 20/3212 (2013.01); B01J 20/3236 (2013.01); B01J 20/324 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 32/20 (2017.08); C02F 1/281 (2013.01); C02F 1/283 (2013.01); C02F 1/288 (2013.01); C09K 3/32 (2013.01); C10G 25/003 (2013.01); C10G 25/006 (2013.01); C11B 13/04 (2013.01); H01M 4/583 (2013.01); H01M 4/667 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01); C02F 2303/16 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1003 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1014 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a nanocomposite of a base material and a plurality of nanoparticles, the method comprising:
(a) combining a first input stream of flowing fluid comprising a base material having nucleation sites, a second input stream of flowing fluid comprising a nanoparticle precursor material, and a third input stream of flowing fluid comprising a nanoparticle nucleation agent, to form an output stream of flowing fluid;
(b) heating or sonicating or both heating and sonicating the output stream for a period of time; and
(c) collecting a nanocomposite formed within the fluid of the output stream, the nanocomposite comprising the base material and a plurality of nanoparticles directly anchored onto a surface of the base material via the nucleation sites, wherein the method is carried out at room temperature.