Hydrodynamic cavitation is used to synthesize advanced catalysts and nanostructured materials. In this project, the Controlled Flow Cavitation technique has been used to produce optimized materials of simple and complex metal oxides. This unique method allows the optimization of catalyst in high phase purity and grain sizes control. Using this method, cobalt molybdate catalysts were prepared in high phase purity, is compared to classical methods of synthesis. In many of the systems processing comparisons were made of the CaviMax to the CaviPro cavitation processors. This report also describes the cavitational equipment, and novelty of design of nanostructured solid state materials.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Nguyen, Sonan
• Voduc, Vinh

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99B030M

Advisor

• Moser, William R.

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright