Energy

Recent breakthroughs in nanotechnology have renewed the excitement and pragmatism of bringing new and more efficient energy applications to life (e.g. fuel cells, batteries, photovoltaics, biodiesel). Microfluidics is proud to power several leading researchers and manufacturers as they develop innovative energy products to help change the world.

Fuel Cells

Used primarily in automotive, stationary power and mobile consumer products, fuel cells improve performance, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, never degrade, and emit minimal greenhouse gases. Because they require an input of fuel, circuits must be highly efficient and materials cost-effective.

Over the past 20 years, Microfluidics has consistently demonstrated the ability to process fuel cell and similar materials (e.g. inkjet inks) with a highly uniform average particle size less than 200 nm. Few technologies can compare with the results achieved by Microfluidics - and the ones that do can't scale. If you manufacture catalyst or electrode materials, Mircofluidizer processors will help you...

• Reduce the amount of catalyst needed

• Improve efficiency with a 10 nm dispersed coating for metal plates

• Create uniform electrodes for easier and more consistent post-processing

• Scale up from the lab to industrial production - guaranteed

Photovoltaic Cells

Photovoltaic – or solar – cells use light as their energy source and do not have a catalyst. Instead, they are composed of multiple layers of materials which work together to generate electricity. Microfluidizer processors add efficiency throughout the photovoltaic energy production chain, from capturing light to converting and conducting it.

• Capture – Solar cells often use carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to collect light from the sun. Microfluidizer processors are ideally suited for deagglomerating, purifying and dispersing CNTs

• Convert – Cutting-edge Microfluidics Reaction Technology (MRT) combines a novel machine with process development to manufacture nanoparticles, including quantum dots, "bottom up"

• Conduct – Nanosuspensions must be uniformly dispersed in order to enable easy and efficient post-processing. Microfluidics technology is based on a constant pressure system achieved by fixed-geometry interaction chambers, resulting in a consistent processing environment

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