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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2010
Kimberly D. Nosella, Mississauga, CA;
Santiago Faucher, Oakville, CA;
KE Zhou, Mississauga, CA;
Paul J. Gerroir, Oakville, CA;
Richard P. N. Veregin, Mississauga, CA;
Karen A. Moffat, Brantford, CA;
Kimberly D. Nosella, Mississauga, CA;
Santiago Faucher, Oakville, CA;
Ke Zhou, Mississauga, CA;
Paul J. Gerroir, Oakville, CA;
Richard P. N. Veregin, Mississauga, CA;
Karen A. Moffat, Brantford, CA;
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Pyrophoric nanoparticles and methods of producing the same are provided herein. An exemplary method of producing pyrophoric nanoparticles can include providing a first aqueous solution comprising at least one metal salt and an aliphatic polyether; providing a second solution comprising a metal hydride reducing agent; continuously combining the first and second solutions to produce nanoparticles in a liquid phase; separating the nanoparticles from the liquid phase; and drying the nanoparticles to form pyrophoric nanoparticles. The pyrophoric nanoparticles can have a diameter ranging from about 1 nm to about 50 nm.