Effect of Nanoparticles on the Thermal Stability and Reaction Kinetics in Ionic Nanofluids

Nowadays, the incorporation of nanoparticles into thermal fluids has become one of the most suitable strategies for developing high-performance fluids. An unconventional improvement of thermo-physical properties was observed with the addition of 1% wt. of nanoparticles in different types of fluids,...

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Autores: Svobodova Sedlackova, Adela, Huete Hernández, Sergio, Calderón Díaz, Alejandro, Barreneche, Camila, Gamallo Belmonte, Pablo, Fernandez, Ana Inés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/192383
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/192383
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanofluids
Nanopartícules
Nanoparticles
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Sumario:Nowadays, the incorporation of nanoparticles into thermal fluids has become one of the most suitable strategies for developing high-performance fluids. An unconventional improvement of thermo-physical properties was observed with the addition of 1% wt. of nanoparticles in different types of fluids, such as molten salts, allowing for the design of more thermally efficient systems using nanofluids. Despite this, there is a lack of knowledge about the effect that nanoparticles produce on the thermal stability and the decomposition kinetics of the base fluid. The present study performs IRand UV-vis spectroscopy along with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of pure nitrate and nitrate based nanofluids with the presence of SiO2 and Al2O3 nanoparticles (1% wt.). The results obtained support that nanoparticles accelerate the nitrate to nitrite decomposition at temperatures below 500 ºC (up to 4%), thus confirming the catalytic role of nanoparticles in nanofluids.