Description of the method
Mechanical energy (ball mills, planetary mills) is used to initiate chemical reactions. Controlled grinding processes generate high local pressures and temperatures, enabling chemical transformations to take place without the use of solvents.
Examples of applications
- Synthesis of new materials and phases without solvents
- Activation of inert starting materials for subsequent reactions
- Production of nanostructured materials
- Recycling and processing of waste materials
- Development of environmentally friendly synthesis methods
- Mechanical alloying in metallurgy
Contact
Professor Volker Kahlenberg
Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography
Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck
+43 (512) 507 54603
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- Extensive experience with a wide variety of industrial samples from the ceramics, binders, building materials and glass sectors, as well as waste materials such as slag and ores.
- Analytical services for industrial partners in Austria and other European countries.