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Title:

Continuous & Tunable Process for the Large Scale Synthesis of Mesoporous & Nanoporous Silica
Value Proposition:
  • Monodispersed product
  • Continuous & scalable process
  • Shorter reaction times (20-30 minutes)
  • Clogging free process: Smart composition selection
  • Tunable process to make monodisperse MSNs (controllable particle size)
  • Unreacted material is recycled, resulting in zero discharge
Summary Application:
  • Drug delivery
  • Support material to make chromatographic media
  • Solubility enhancer in pharmaceutical formulations
  • Imaging & diagnostic agent
  • Catalysis (Largest application)
  • Enzyme immobilization (bio-catalysis)
  • Direct air capture of CO2
Advantages:

CSIR-NCL process is rapid, continuous, scalable & tunable. Being continuous, we avoid issues with batch consistency

Product specifications:

  • Form: Powder
  • Particle size (nm): 50, 100, 250, 500, 1500
  • Surface area: > 771 m2/gm
  • Pore Dia: 2-4 nm
  • Pore volume: > 0.467 cc/gm
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory[CSIR-NCL]
:  director[at]ncl[dot]res[dot]in
:91-20- 25902600, 25902028
:http://www.ncl-india.org/
Industrial Applications: Biocatalysts [Biological Science] Catalysts [Chemistry, Chemical Processes] Diagnostics [Medical Devices and Diagnostics] Drug delivery [Drugs and Pharmaceuticals] Inorganic materials [Chemistry, Chemical Processes] Nanomaterials [Materials]
Patent Application(s): IN202211008075,  WO2023157020