A CONTINUOUS FLOW PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE MODIFIED METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES BY SUPERCRITICAL SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS

摘要

The invention concerns a continuous flow process for manufacturing surface modified metal oxide nanoparticles by supercritical solvothermal synthesis in an reaction medium flowing within a continuous flow chamber, said continuous flow chamber containing a hydrolysis area and a supercritical area, said process comprising the introduction of a flow of metal oxide precursor into the continuous flow chamber at a point P located in the hydrolysis area or in the supercritical area, and the introduction of a flow of surface modifier into the continuous flow chamber at a point P2 located in the hydrolysis area or in the supercritical area, wherein P2 is located downstream of P1 with respect to the flow direction, as well as the device for carrying out this process.