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The aim of this paper is to compare the effects of different mechanisms underlying the synthesis of copper nanoparticles using an atmospheric pressure radio-frequency induction thermal plasma. A design oriented modelling approach was used to parametrically investigate trends and impact of different parameters on the synthesis process through a thermo-fluid dynamic model coupled with electromagnetic field equations for describing the plasma behaviour and a moment method for describing nanoparticles nucleation, growth and transport. The effect of radiative losses from Cu vapour on the precursor evaporation efficiency is highlighted, with occurrence of loading effect even with low precursor feed rate due to the decrease in plasma temperature. A method to model nanoparticle deposition on a porous wall is proposed, in which a sticking coefficient is employed to model particle sticking on the porous wall used to carry a quench gas flow into the chamber. Two different reaction chamber designs combined with different quench gas injection strategies (injection through a porous wall for “active” quenching; injection of a shroud gas for “passive” quenching) are analysed in terms of process yield and size distribution of the synthetized nanoparticles. Conclusion can be drawn on the characteristics of each quenching strategy in terms of throughput and mean diameter of the synthesized nanoparticles.
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Emanuele Ghedini for some helpful discussion concerning this work. Financial support from the European Union within the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under Grant agreement n. 646155 (INSPIRED project http://www.nano-inspired.eu/), is gratefully acknowledged.
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Bianconi, S., Boselli, M., Gherardi, M. et al. Design-Oriented Modelling of Different Quenching Solutions in Induction Plasma Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 37, 717–738 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-016-9779-1
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