PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING METAL NANOPARTICLES

摘要

A novel process and apparatus for producing metal nanoparticles by electro-explosion of wires is diclosed. The invention comprises placing a wire and a plate of the same material as two electrodes in a dense medium, preferably water, in such a manner so as to guide the wire in a straight line and applying a voltage of greater than 12V to said electrodes to cause the wire explode into nanoparticles.