Genesis of Pure Se(0) Nano- and Micro- structures in Wastewater

TLDR: In this article, a continuous flow synthesis (CFS) method is proposed for the efficient, effective and reproducible synthesis of inorganic compounds, and the effect of synthesis route on particle size, size distribution, and crystallinity is compared.

Abstract: Advanced materials are essential to the quality of modern day life, but the synthesis of these compounds is often inefficient in terms of energy, time and resources; especially when considering the hydrothermal batch methods used to prepare many such compounds – often requiring week-long reaction times with variable yields and product quality. In contrast, Continuous flow synthesis (CFS) provides a more readily scalable means for the efficient, effective and reproducible synthesis of inorganic compounds. This publication demonstrates the novel CFS of several metal ammonium phosphates and compare the effect of synthesis route on particle size, size distribution, and crystallinity.