Patent ID: 7081267
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: B01J,B22F,B29C,B82B,B82Y,C01B,C01F,C01G,C01P,C04B,C08J,C08K,H01C,H01F,H01G,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for manufacturing nanoscale powders comprising: providing a feed comprising solid powders; providing thermal energy to the feed to produce a vapor from the feed; nucleating nanoscale powders from the vapor; thermally quenching said nucleated nanoscale powders; collecting the thermally quenched nanoscale powders, wherein the step of providing thermal energy raises a peak processing temperature to at least 3000 K; and wherein the process operates at a peak processing velocity greater than 46 feet per second.