Flame Synthesis of Inorganic Nanostructures.
This area of research focuses on a technique to convert inexpensive commercial high purity bulk metals into novel 1-D and 3-D TMO nanostructures through the application of a flame medium. The combustion of Transition Metal Oxide (TMO) nanostructures, mixed (MTMOs), hybrid nanomaterials (Carbon/TMOs) the nano- and micro-scale are being developed in our lab. The formed TMO structures with modified chemical compositions and morphologies possess unique electronic and mechanical properties and have generated great interest for industrial and medical applications.
Studies of Carbon Particulates formed in the Combustion of Biodiesels
Soot nanostructures formed in open air-flames of canola methyl ester, soybean methyl ester, mixture of soybean methyl ester-animal fats biofuels and diesel fuel are studied using the thermophoretic sampling technique and HR-TEM imaging. Reconstructed evolution of soot particles along the flame centerline in the axial direction shows the existence of two characteristic distinct soot morphologies.