Copper nanoparticle synthesis in continuous mode by the polyol method - Progress towards Nanomanufacturing

Transition of batchwise nanoparticle production routes to large-scale manufacturing processes is vital for commercialization of such materials. This paper reports the comparison studies from batch and continuous mode for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles by the polyol method. The copper nanoparticles synthesized in continuous mode utilizing a novel microchannel mixer were found to be comparable to the nanoparticles developed in batch mode. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED) techniques were used for characterization of the copper nanoparticles produced.