Abstract
Results on the outstanding characteristics of the combustion of metallic nanoparticle clusters and its possible use as a renewable, high-energy density, non-emission fuel for vehicles were presented. Due to the high surface/volume ratio typical of the metallic nanoparticles, complete and fast oxidation, ∼ 500 msec combustion time, occurred at 1000-1200 K, completely in the condensed phase. The combustion process leads to near complete retention of the combustion products on a substrate (measured at 93-95% complete) and effectively avoids pollution of the air by NO x. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 229th ACS National Meeting (San Diego, CA 3/13-17/2005).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | FUEL-150 |
Journal | ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts |
Volume | 229 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 2005 |
Event | 229th ACS National Meeting - San Diego, CA., United States Duration: Mar 13 2005 → Mar 17 2005 |