The aim of this project organized by Drexel University (USA), Materials Research Centre and Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) was to develop and manufacture scalable pilot production line for MXene synthesis with controlled parameters, production capacity 100 g of MXene per a time.
MATERIAL WITNESSES — RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE DELVING INTO DREXEL’S 2D MXENE
10.02.2017 15:59 News - Science аnd Nanotechnology News
More than twenty 2D carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides of transition metals (MXenes) have been synthesized and studied, and dozens more predicted to exist. Highly electrically conductive MXenes show promise in electrical energy storage, electromagnetic interference shielding, electrocatalysis, plasmonics and other applications. The cost of producing the material is a key determinant in whether or not it’s viable to move forward with research. Each of these challenges is an important hurdle that MXene must overcome on the way to being commercially viable, according to Gogotsi. But the team has made promising strides in scaling up its production process while also improving quality control. While most nanomaterials are only available in “nano” quantities, Gogotsi’s lab can make as much as 100 grams of MXene at a time, using a reactor developed with the Materials Research Center in Ukraine. This means that one of the biggest obstacles is out of the way and, with the help of broadening research efforts, MXene could soon be a name in technology as well.
While most nanomaterials are only available in “nano” quantities, Gogotsi’s lab can make as much as 100 grams of MXene at a time, using a reactor developed with the Materials Research Center in Ukraine. While most nanomaterials are only available in “nano” quantities, Gogotsi’s lab can make as much as 100 grams of MXene at a time, using a reactor developed with the Materials Research Center in Ukraine.
“The fact that they can be produced in 100-gram quantities in the lab is a breakthrough that clearly shows that their practical applications are real,” Gogotsi said. Read More...
Source: https://newsblog.drexel.edu